Siloxene-supported catalysts for ethylene polymerization

Journal Article · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993 · Journal of Catalysis; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1006/jcat.1993.1160· OSTI ID:6215993

Badley, R D; Johnson, M M ^[1]

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1. Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (United States)

A new type of Ziegler ethylene polymerization catalyst has been formed using as a support, siloxene, a layer compound with an empirical formula of Si[sub 2]H[sub 2]O. Siloxene is a reducing compound, and it reacts with excess TiCl[sub 4], giving an inactive brown solid with 5.2% Ti and 8.0% Cl. However, when additional TiCl[sub 4] is reduced by a metal alkyl and precipitated onto the brown solid, a catalyst with moderate activity is formed. Maximum activity for ethylene polymerization was obtained when the catalyst was pretreated with n-butylmagnesium, contained 0.06 g CaCl[sub 2]/g siloxene, and was run at 80[degrees]C with 40-50 ppm of TEA cocatalyst. These catalysts are very active in the initial portion of the reaction, but the activity decreases rapidly over the first 30 min. Their hydrogen response and hexene incorporation is similar to that observed with other Ziegler catalysts. 17 refs., 7 figs., 2 tabs.

• OSTI ID: 6215993
• Journal Information: Journal of Catalysis; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Catalysis; (United States) Vol. 141:2; ISSN 0021-9517; ISSN JCTLA5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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ALKENES
CATALYSIS
CATALYST SUPPORTS
CATALYSTS
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ETHYLENE
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS
HYDRATES
HYDROCARBONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLYMERIZATION
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
TITANIUM CHLORIDES
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
ZIEGLER CATALYST