ISSN:
1022-1352
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of polyethene prepared with a modified-polypropene-supported Ziegler catalyst were investigated in terms of the variation of the polymerization conditions, such as the kind of co-catalyst, its concentration, and polymerization temperature. Ethene polymerization with the catalyst in the presence of triethylaluminium proceeded in heterogeneous system to give a polyethene with extremely broad molecular weight distribution. The result was completely changed upon replacing the triethylaluminium by other alkylaluminium compounds, such as diethylaluminium chloride. Polyethenes with very broad, narrow, bimodal, and multimodal molecular weight distributions were obtained by simply varying the co-catalyst. The molecular weight distributions of polyethenes obtained were also very sensitive to co-catalyst concentration and polymerization temperature. From the results obtained, it is suggested that the modified-polypropene-supported Ziegler catalyst is feasible as a novel candidate for a catalyst system giving polyethenes with controlled molecular weight distributions in a wide range of molecular weight.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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