Synthesis and Characterization of Polyethylene/Starch Nanocomposites: A Spherical Starch-Supported Catalyst and In Situ Ethylene Polymerization

Autor: Hao Zhanga, Xuequan Zhang, Jing-Sheng Liu, Dong-Ho Lee, Shuwei Wang, Keun-Byoung Yoon, Shixia Xi, Hexin Zhang
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 17:676-680
ISSN: 1533-4880
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2017.12538
Popis: In the present article, a novel spherical starch-supported vanadium (V)-based Ziegler-Natta catalyst was synthesized. The active centers of the obtained catalyst well dispersed in the starch through the SEM-EDX analysis. The effects of reaction conditions on ethylene polymerization were studied. The synthesized catalyst exhibited high activity toward ethylene polymerization in the presence of ethylaluminium sesquichloride (EASC) cocatalyst. Interestingly, the fiber shape PE was obtained directly during the polymerization process.
Databáze: OpenAIRE