Issue 83, 2023

A strategy for high ethylene polymerization performance using titanium single-site catalysts

Abstract

The synthesis of heterogeneous Ti(IV)-based catalysts for ethylene polymerization following surface organometallic chemistry concepts is described. The unique feature of this catalyst arises from the silica support, KCC-1700. It has (i) a 3D fibrous morphology that is essential to improve the diffusion of the reactants, and (ii) an aluminum-bound hydroxyl group, [([triple bond, length as m-dash]Si–O–Si[triple bond, length as m-dash])([triple bond, length as m-dash]Si–O–)2Al–OH] 2, used as an anchoring site. The [([triple bond, length as m-dash]Si–O–Si[triple bond, length as m-dash])([triple bond, length as m-dash]Si–O–)(Al–O–)TiNp3] 3 catalyst was obtained by reacting 2 with a tetrakis-(neopentyl) titanium TiNp4. The structure of 3 was fully characterized by FT-IR, advanced solid-state NMR spectroscopy [1H, 13C], elemental and gas-phase analysis (ICP-OES and CHNS analysis), and XPS. The benefits of combining these morphological (3D structure) and electronic properties of the support (aluminum plus titanium) were evidenced in ethylene polymerization. The results show a remarkable enhancement in the catalytic performance with the formation of HDPE. Notably, the resulting HDPE displays a molecular weight of 3 200 000 g mol−1 associated with a polydispersity index (PD) of 2.3. Moreover, the effect of the mesostructure (2D vs. 3D) was demonstrated in the catalytic activity for ethylene polymerization.

Graphical abstract: A strategy for high ethylene polymerization performance using titanium single-site catalysts

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Jun 2023
Accepted
08 Sep 2023
First published
29 Sep 2023

Chem. Commun., 2023,59, 12503-12506

A strategy for high ethylene polymerization performance using titanium single-site catalysts

L. Alrais, W. A. Maksoud, B. Werghi, A. Bendjeriou-Sedjerari, E. Abou-Hamad, M. N. Hedhili and J. Basset, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 12503 DOI: 10.1039/D3CC03042C

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