화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the Korean Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.8, No.5, 844-852, October, 1997
균일계 티타늄 촉매에 의한 폴리에틸렌 왁스의 제조
Preparation of Polyethylene Wax Using Homogeneous Titanium-based Catalyst
초록
균일계 티타늄 촉매를 이용한 결정성 폴리에틸렌 왁스의 중합에서 중합온도, 중합 시간, 공촉배, 수소분압, 공단량체 등의 중합인자가 촉매성능과 폴리에틸렌 왁스의 물성(분자량, 분자량 분포, 밀도, 결정화도 등)에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. (C2H5)3Al, (i-C4H9)3Al, (C2H5)2AlCl, (C2H5)3Al2Cl3을 사용하여 공촉매의 영향을 조사한 결과 (C2H5)3Al/(C2H5)3Al2Cl3의 혼합 공촉매계가 가장 효과적이었다. 중합시간, 중합온도, 수소분압은 촉매의 활성과 생성 폴리에틸렌 왁스의 물성에 영향을 주고, 이러한 중합인자의 조합에 의해 다양한 물성을 갖는 결정성 폴리에틸렌 왁스를 얻을 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 부텐-1과의 공중합체 의해 0.91g/cc까지의 저밀도형 왁스를 얻을 수 있었다.
In the polymerization of ethylene to produce crystalline polyethylene wax using the homogeneous titanium-based catalyst, the effects of various parameters such as catalyst, temperature, pressure, comonomer and time on the performance of catalyst and the properties of polyethylene wax were investigated. The properties of polyethylene wax obtained were characterized in terms of molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, crystallinity, density and morphology. Among the polymerization features with a series of mixed cocatalyst systems of (C2H5)3Al, (i-C4H9)3Al, (C2H5)2AlCl and (C2H5)3Al2Cl3, it turned out that the combination of (C2H5)3Al and (C2H5)3Al2Cl3 was more effective than any other combination. It was noted that the activity of catalyst and the properties of polyethylene wax were affected by the polymerization parameters, i.e. time, temperature and hydrogen partial pressure. The various kinds of crystalline polyethylene wax could be obtained by careful control of these parameters. Also we could obtain low density down to 0.91 g/cc by use of 1-butene as a comonomer.
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