Computational modeling of heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts for olefins polymerization

N Bahri-Laleh, A Hanifpour, SA Mirmohammadi… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Since 1963, when Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta were jointly awarded the Nobel
Prize for their discoveries of the catalytic polymerization of olefins with Ti-chlorides and Al …

Flexible ligands in heterogeneous catalysts for olefin polymerization: Insights from spectroscopy

A Piovano, E Groppo - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous catalysis for olefin polymerization is one of the most relevant industrial
processes in terms of worldwide diffusion, material volume, and economic turnover. At the …

Surface effect of the MgCl2 support in Ziegler–Natta catalyst for ethylene polymerization: A computational study

K Xie, S Xu, W Hao, J Wang, A Huang, Y Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ziegler–Natta (Z–N) catalyst is a remarkable catalyst for olefin polymerization in the
petrochemical industry. However, the role of each component remains unclear because of …

Fundamental aspects of heterogeneous Ziegler–Natta olefin polymerization catalysis: An experimental and computational overview

J Kumawat, VK Gupta - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
MgCl2 supported Ziegler–Natta (Z–N) catalysts have emerged as the most exciting chemical
process for polyolefin technology, which is responsible for the production of∼ 150 million …

Demystifying Ziegler–Natta catalysts: The origin of stereoselectivity

A Vittoria, A Meppelder, N Friederichs, V Busico… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Industrial Ziegler–Natta catalysts for polypropylene production are complex formulations
with a reputation for being “black boxes”. In this paper, we report the results of an extensive …

Toward a unified model explaining heterogeneous Ziegler–Natta catalysis

R Credendino, D Liguori, Z Fan, G Morini… - ACS Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
We propose a model for MgCl2-supported Ziegler–Natta catalysts, which is capable to
reconcile the discrepancies emerging in the last 20 years, in which attempts have been …

Key Elements in the Structure and Function Relationship of the MgCl2/TiCl4/Lewis Base Ziegler−Natta Catalytic System

A Correa, F Piemontesi, G Morini, L Cavallo - Macromolecules, 2007 - ACS Publications
We present a theoretical study of the basic interactions occurring at supported
hetereogenous Ziegler− Natta catalytic systems. We first investigated the interaction …

[PDF][PDF] Size exclusion chromatography and related separation techniques

HG Barth, BE Boyes, C Jackson - … CHEMISTRY-WASHINGTON DC-, 1998 - kingsnake.com
Size exclusion chromatography (SEC), often referred to as gel permation chromatography
(GPC), is an entropically controlled separation technique in which molecules are separated …

Crystallization Behavior of Isotactic Propylene−Ethylene and Propylene−Butene Copolymers:  Effect of Comonomers versus Stereodefects on Crystallization …

C De Rosa, F Auriemma, O Ruiz de Ballesteros… - …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Isotactic propylene− ethylene (iPPEt) and propylene− butene (iPPBu) copolymers have
been prepared with different metallocene catalysts. The different influences of stereodefects …

Accelerating the research approach to Ziegler–Natta catalysts

V Busico, R Cipullo, A Mingione… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Despite 60 years of history and a stunning success, Ti-based Ziegler–Natta catalysts for the
production of isotactic polypropylene remain black-box systems, and progress still relies on …