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Characterization of compositional heterogeneity in the polyethylene prepared with bis(imino)pyridyl iron(II) precatalyst and triethylaluminum
Author(s) -
Wang Shibo,
Liu Dongbing,
Mao Bingquan
Publication year - 2008
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.28447
Subject(s) - polyethylene , differential scanning calorimetry , polymer chemistry , ethylene , catalysis , fractionation , molar mass distribution , polymerization , solvent , chemistry , characterization (materials science) , materials science , polymer , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , physics , thermodynamics , engineering
Analytical tools including solvent gradient elution fractionation (SGEF), GPC, 13 C NMR, and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) are integrated for the characterization of compositional heterogeneity in the polyethylene (PE) prepared with the LFeCl 2 /AlEt 3 catalytic system. The results indicate that at least two different kinds of catalytic species are present in ethylene polymerization. One active species generating branched PE gives low molecular weight; another kind of active species gives high molecular weight PE with high linear structure. The amount of branch decreases with increasing the molecular weights, and the small proportion of the branched PE shows low molecular weight with vinyl‐terminated end group, indicating that the branched PE is generated from the catalytic species giving low activity. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009