Influence of PMHS loading on the silica surface, on catalyst activity and on properties of resulting polymers

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• 作者：Greco ; Paula Palmeira ; Stedile ; Fernanda Chiarello ; dos Santos ; Joã ; o Henrique Zimnoch
• 关键词：Silica ; Zirconocenes ; Organosilanes ; Polymerization ; Supported metallocenes
• 刊名：Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
• 出版年：2003
• 出版时间：April 18, 2003
• 年：2003
• 卷：197
• 期：1-2
• 页码：233-243
• 全文大小：239 K

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The homopolymerization of ethylene was investigated using the catalysts of (nBuCp)₂ZrCl₂ supported on PMHS-modified silicas (PMHS=polymethylhydrosiloxane). The effect of the amount of the organosilane polymer on the metallocene grafted content was studied in loadings of PMHS from 0.0 to 3.0wt. % Si/SiO₂, in which the grafted Zr content was from 0.9 to 0.3wt. % Si/SiO₂. The metal contents were determined by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry (RBS), while the catalyst stepwise preparation was monitored by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS). The chemical environment of the zirconocene surface species were further probed by X-ray spectroscopy (XPS) and the metal distribution was studied by Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). These catalyst systems produced polyethylenes with a narrow molecular weight distribution using methylaluminoxane as co-catalyst, and their catalyst activities were three times greater than the one obtained with (nBuCp)₂ZrCl₂ supported on the bare SiO₂. Effects of the support structure and the chemical modification on the catalyst performance are presented and discussed.