Ethylene polymerization over chromium supported onto SBA-15 mesoporous materials

Ethylene polymerization catalysts have been prepared by incorporation of chromium (III) acetylacetonate onto siliceous SBA-15 swelled mesoporous materials. Catalysts characterization includes DRX, FTIR, UV-vis spectroscopy, nitrogen physisorption, TGA and ICP analysis. Chromium anchorage through H-b...

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Autores: Calleja, G., Aguado, José, Carrero, A., Moreno, J.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2005
País:España
Institución:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
OAI Identifier:oai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/3867
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10115/3867
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materiales
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Sumario:Ethylene polymerization catalysts have been prepared by incorporation of chromium (III) acetylacetonate onto siliceous SBA-15 swelled mesoporous materials. Catalysts characterization includes DRX, FTIR, UV-vis spectroscopy, nitrogen physisorption, TGA and ICP analysis. Chromium anchorage through H-bonds was observed in Cr/SBA-15 catalyst prepared by incipient wetness impregnation. On the contrary, when catalysts were prepared by grafting, a ligand exchange reaction may occur. For similar chromium contents, catalyst prepared by grafting showed higher polymerization activity than catalyst prepared by incipient wetness impregnation. Regarding polymer properties, Cr/SBA-15 catalyst prepared by impregnation gave polyethylene with slightly higher molecular weight, polydispersity, bulk density and melting temperature than polyethylene obtained from grafted catalyst