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Kinetic study of olefin polymerization with a supported metallocene catalyst. III. Ethylene homopolymerization in slurry
Author(s) -
Chakravarti S.,
Ray W. Harmon
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1740
Subject(s) - metallocene , post metallocene catalyst , catalysis , slurry , polymerization , ethylene , polymer chemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , kinetics , kinetic energy , olefin fiber , ziegler–natta catalyst , phase (matter) , reaction rate , olefin polymerization , chemistry , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , polymer , composite material , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
A kinetic study of ethylene homopolymerization is conducted with a supported unbridged metallocene catalyst in a slurry reactor. The effects of operational parameters such as the reaction temperature and pressure on kinetics are investigated. The kinetic parameters which have been determined for this particular catalyst from previous gas phase studies are used in a slurry reactor model to predict the polymerization behavior under various reaction conditions. The experimental data compare favorably with the predictions from this model. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 2901–2917, 2001