Homogeneous polymerization of ethylene using an iron-based metal catalyst system

✍ Scribed by Hossein Mahdavi; Alireza Badiei; Gholam Hossein Zohuri; Abbas Rezaee; Roghieh Jamjah; Saied Ahmadjo

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 220 KB
• Volume: 103
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-8995
• DOI: 10.1002/app.24949

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

An iron‐based catalyst of 2,6‐bis‐[1‐(2‐methylphenylimino)ethyl]pyridine iron dichloride was prepared. The ligand was prepared using 2,6‐diacetylpyridine as the starting chemical under controlled conditions. The preparation procedure was followed using ^13^C‐NMR, ^1^H‐NMR, FT‐IR, MS (mass spectroscopy), and elemental analysis methods. The homogeneous polymerization of ethylene was carried out using the prepared catalyst in toluene media. Methyl aluminoxane (MAO) was used as a cocatalyst. The effect of the [Al] : [Fe] molar ratio, polymerization temperature, and monomer pressure of 202,000 to 454,500 Pa on the polymerization behavior were studied. The highest activity of the catalyst was obtained at 30°C, the activity decreased with increasing temperature, while increasing pressure linearly increased its activity. The molecular weight distribution of the polyethylene obtained was 1.25 to 1.72. A weight average molecular weight of 7.1 × 10^4^ and 1.5 × 10^3^ were obtained. The crystallinity of the polymer was about 19% and its melting point was about 65°C. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 1517–1522, 2007