Polymerization of ethylene by using zirconocene catalyst anchored on silica with trisiloxane and pentamethylene spacers

Dong Ho Lee, Keun Byoung Yoon, Seok Kyun Noh

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Abstract

New supported catalysts on the basis of cyclopentadienylindenylzirconium dichloride (CpIndZrCl2) anchored on silica with a trisiloxane spacer (ZATS) and a pentamethylene spacer (ZAPM) were prepared and used for ethylene polymerization with modified methylaluminoxane (MAO) as cocatalyst. ZATS and ZAPM produce polyethylene with lower molecular weight but show higher activity than silica-supported CpIndZrCl2 which was prepared by reacting zirconocene directly with silica, i.e., the activity of silica-supported CpIndZrCl2 is enhanced by introducing a spacer between silica surface and metallocene species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)427-431
Number of pages5
JournalMacromolecular Rapid Communications
Volume18
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1997

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