Copolymerization behavior of Cp2ZrCl2/MAO and [(CO)5WC(Me)OZrCp2Cl]/MAO: a comparative study on ethylene/1-pentene copolymers

Autor: Lars-Christian Heinz, Helgard G. Raubenheimer, Robert Brüll, Nyambeni Luruli, Harald Pasch, Valérie Grumel
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Polymer. 47:56-66
ISSN: 0032-3861
Popis: Ethylene/1-pentene copolymers were synthesized using Cp 2 ZrCl 2 ( 1 )/MAO and [(CO) 5 W C(Me)OZr(Cp) 2 Cl]( 2 )/MAO catalyst systems. The copolymers were characterized by SEC, DSC, FTIR and 13 C NMR spectroscopy. The copolymers synthesized with [(CO) 5 W C(Me)OZr(Cp) 2 Cl]( 2 )/MAO had higher average molecular weights and broader polydispersities compared to those produced with Cp 2 ZrCl 2 ( 1 )/MAO. The chemical heterogeneity was investigated by SEC-FTIR and fractionation techniques. All copolymers showed a higher incorporation of the 1-pentene in the low molecular weight fraction as revealed by SEC-FTIR. Crystallization analysis fractionation (CRYSTAF) showed a broad chemical composition distribution (CCD) for all the copolymers synthesized with these two catalyst systems. Selected copolymers were also analyzed using an automated preparative molecular weight fractionation.
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