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:
Mechanochemical polymerization of ethylene was found to be induced by fracture of γ-alumina under quite low pressure and room temperature. The factors to control the polymerization yield, for example, calcination temperature of the alumina, spin concentration after ball milling, milling time, and changes of acidity before and after the fracture, were investigated in order to know the polymerization mechanism. It was found that the polymerization yield did correlate not with the spin concentration responsible to paramagnetic species produced by the fracture, but the calcination temperature of the γ-alumina and the milling time. The resultant polymeric material on the fractured alumina was extracted alumina was extracted with solvents, and the fraction extracted with petroleum ether was characterized using GC and GC mass spectrometer. The results indicated that odd-numbered linear hydrocarbons were produced, although the major products of this polymerization were even-numbered. It is concluded from the accumulated experimental results that a carbonium ion mechanism rather than radical mechanism is probable for the mechanochemical polymerization induced by fracture of γ-alumina.
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1984.070291117
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