ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
In propylene polymerization over TiCl4/MgCl2/ethyl benzoate (EB)/triethyl aluminum (TEA) catalysts, experimental evidence strongly suggests that active sites have differing propagation and termination rate constants. Although the chemical structure of these sites may be quite similar, their location on the support may affect their polymerization activity, and this results in a distribution of the propagation and deactivation rate constants. To model this type of system, we developed a kinetic model accounting for multiple active sites. The model was fitted to simulated polymerization data to investigate the validity of mathematical approximations used in the derivation of the model equation. Using experimental data, the adequacy of the model was tested, and the statistical inference of parameter estimation was also discussed. The effects of experimental operating variables and additives on the kinetic model parameters revealed an important insight into the fundamentals of this system. The optimum productivity commonly observed has been shown to be the result of differing rates of increase of both propagation and termination rates with Al/Ti ratio and temperature. Kinetic evidence also suggests that the additive selectively poisons atactic-specific sites.
Additional Material:
15 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1989.070370616
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