MIXED-BIMETAL RUTHENIUM CARBONYL CLUSTERS SUPPORTED ON SILICA:ACTIVITY AND SELECTIVITY IN CO+H_2 CONVERSION

The catalytic performance of bimetallic Ru-M(M=Co,Fe,Ni,Mo,Rh,Cr,Mn)catalystS prepared from a series of Ru-M carbonyl clustersin CO hydrogenation has been investigated.The catalysts derived from Ru-Co,Ru-M and Ru-Mo bimetallic carbonyl clusters showed high activity and selec-tivity for higher oxygenates,compared with the Ru_6/SiO_2,catalyst Preparedfrom impregnation of monometallic cluster Ru_6C(CO)_(17).For Ru-Ni and Ru-Rh catalysts,they did not show high promotion for the formation of oxygenatesalthough the selectivity was over 10% at 519K.The promoters such as Mnand Cr in Ru-Mn and Ru-Cr catalysts intensively led to a decrease of oxygenateamount,in comparison with to Ru_6/SiO_2 catalyst.In silu FT-IR studies re-vealed that the intensity of band at 1584 cm~(-1) for Ru-M(M=Co,Fe and Mo)bimetallic cluster-derived catalysts at 453 K under syngas(CO/H_2=0.5) has agood linear relationship to rates of oxygenate formation,whereas the band at1584 cm~(-1)was not observed for Ru-Mu,Ru-Cr,Ru-Rh and Ru-Ni bimetall     

THE INFLUENCE OF SUBSTITUENT ELECTRONIC EFFECT ON ETHYLENE OLIGOMERIZATION ACTIVITIES OF BIS(IMINO) PYRIDYL Fe(Ⅱ) CATALYSTS:A COMBINED MOLECULAR MECHANICS AND CHARGE EQUILIBRATION METHOD

Bis(imino)pyridyl Fe(Ⅱ) complexes are important catalysts in ethylene oligomerization for preparingα-olefins. The metal net charge-activity relationship of bis(imino)pyridyl Fe(Ⅱ) complexes was investigated by molecular mechanics (MM) and net charge equilibration(QEq) method with modified Dreiding force field.It was found that metal net charge was in reverse ratio to ethylene oligomerization activity.Electron-donor substituents with less steric hindrance to the central metal were favorable to Fe complex ...     

Effects of support pore size on new Cs_(2.5)H_(0.5)PW_(12)O_(40)/SiO_2 catalysts for the ring-opening polymerization of tetrahydrofuran

Mesoporous silica supported Cs_(2.5)H_(0.5)PW_(12)O_(40) catalysts were prepared by impregnation method,and several silica supports with different pore size were utilized.N_2 adsorption,XRD and ICP-AES techniques were utilized to characterize the silica supports and catalysts.XRD results showed that the dispersion of Cs_(2.5)H_(0.5)PW_(12) was better for the silica support with larger pore size.The catalytic activity results showed that the pore size played important role on the catalyst activity and the...     

STUDIES ON POLYMERIZATION MECHANISM OF CONJUGATED DIENE WITH η~3-ALLYL RARE EARTH MODEL COMPLEX

(η~-C_H_5)_2CeCl_5Mg_2(tmed)_2 was used as a catalyst to polymerizeisoprene,Terminal ends of polyisoprene were identified as -CH_2-CH=CH_,whichindicates that the insertion reaction of the monomer occurred between η~-allyland cerium ion and gives a direct evidence for the η~-allyl mechanism ofconjugated diene polymerzation with rare earth coordination catalysts.     

EFFECT OF ADDITIVES ON Li-La-TiO_2 CATALYST PROPERTIES IN METHANE OXIDATIVE COUPLING

For adjusting the surface properties of the catalysts some metroxides as the promoter were added into Li-La/TiO_2 system and enhanced theactivity and ethylene selectivity for the oxidative coupling of methane.Theeffect of the reactant composition,the gas hourly space velocity(GHSV)andthe reaction temperature on the performance of the catalysts were investigat-ed.It was found that the methane conversion,C_2 selectivity and Cyieid wereaffected by the promoters.The SUC series exhibited high activity,selectivityand stability.Over catalyst SUC-3,methane conersion was up to 41.5%,C_2 selectivity,61.7% and C_2 yield,25.6% at 770℃ and GHSV=14400h~(-1).SUC-2 has continuously been operated at 850C and GHSV=3428h~(-1)for 500 hours,the methane conversion,C_2 selectivity and C_2 yieldkept at the level of about 30,60 and 18% respectively.     

2-AMINOMETHYLPYRIDINE NICKEL(Ⅱ) COMPLEXES—SYNTHESIS,MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND CATALYSIS OF ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION

A series of new nickel(Ⅱ)complexes with 2-aminomethylpyridine ligands,(2-PyCH_2NHAr)_2NiBr_2(Ar=2,6- dimethylphenyl 2a;2,6-diisopropylphenyl 2b,2,6-difluorophenyl 2c),have been synthesized and used as catalyst precursors for ethylene polymerization in the presence of methylaluminoxane(MAO).The catalysts containing ortho-alkyl-substituents afford high molecular weight branched polyethylenes as well as a certain amount of oligomers.Enhancing the steric bulk of the alkyl substituent of the catalyst resulted...     

Transition metal complexes bearing 2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl:Synthesis, structure, ethylene polymerization/oligomerization studies

A series of new complexes {2,6-bis[1-((2-methyl-4-methoxyphenyl)imino)ethyl]pyri-dine}MCI2 [M=Fe(Ⅱ) (2), Co(Ⅱ) (3), Ni(Ⅱ) (4), Cu(Ⅱ) (5), Zn(Ⅱ) (6)] have been synthesized. At 25℃, using 500 equiv of methylaluminoxane (MAO), the activities of Fe(Ⅱ), Co(Ⅱ) catalysts can reach 4.02×106 g/mol-Fehatm for ethylene polymerization and 3.98×105 g/mol-Cohatm for ethylene oligomerization. The effects of polymerization conditions such as reaction temperature, Al/M molar ratio and time on the activity of catalyst have been explored.     

EFFECTS OF REACTION AND PROCESSING PARAMETERS ON ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION USING DIFFERENT ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS：EMPLOYMENT OF TAGUCHI EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD

Different Ziegler-Natta catalysts were employed to polymerize ethylene. To investigate the influences of reaction parameters, namely Al/Ti molar ratio, hydrogen and processing parameters, i.e. ethylene pressure and temperature, a Taguchi experimental design was worked out. An L27 orthogonal array was chosen to take the above-mentioned parameters and relevant interactions into account. Response surface method was the tool used to analyze the experimental design results. Al/Ti, ethylene pressure and temperature were selected as experimental design factors, and catalyst activity and polymerization yield were the response parameters. Increasing pressure, due to an increment in monomer accessibility, and rising Al/Ti, because of higher reduction in the catalysts, cause an increase in both polymerization yield and catalyst activity. Nonetheless, a higher temperature, thanks to reducing ethylene solubility in the slurry medium and partially catalyst destruction, lead to a reduction in both response parameters. A synergistic effect was also observed between temperature and pressure. All catalyst activities will reduce in the presence of hydrogen. Molecular weight also shows a decline in the presence of hydrogen as a transfer agent. However, the polydispersity index remains approximately intact. Using SEM, various morphologies, owing to different catalyst morphologies, were seen for the polyethylene.     

SINGLE LANTHANUM TRIS(N-PHENYLETHYL-3,5-DI-t-BUTYLSALICYLALDIMINATO)S INITIATOR FOR RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF 1,4-DIOXAN-2-ONE IN BULK

A rare earth Schiff base complex:lanthanum tris(N-phenylethyl-3,5-di-t-butylsalicylaldiminato)s [La(OPEBS)_3] was successfully applied as single component initiator for the ring-opening polymerization of 1,4-dioxan-2-one (PDO) in bulk.The influence of reaction conditions,such as polymerization temperature,the molar ratio of the monomer to initiator (M/I) on the monomer conversion and molecular weight of the polymer has been investigated.Poly(1,4-dioxan-2-one) with a viscosity-average molecular weight (My...     

Synthesis of novel biodegradable poly(ethylene glycol) analogue:Water-soluble aliphatic polyester with pendant oligo(ethylene glycol) chains

A novel poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG) analogue composed of aliphatic polyester backbone and pendant oligo(ethylene glycol) short chains is reported.The PEG analogue is a copolymer synthesized by ring-opening alternating copolymerization of succinic anhydride with 2-((2-(2-metho xyethoxy)ethoxy)methyl)oxirane.The structure of the copolymer was confirmed by ~1H NMR spectrum.The effects of the monomer feed ratio on the copolymerization were studied and the polymerization mechanism was given.The PEG analogue di...     

HOMO- AND COPOLYMERIZATION OF ETHYLENE CATALYZED BY ANSA-METALLOCENES WITH DOUBLY HETERO-BRIDGES

Three ansa-metallocenes(Me_2C)(Me_2Si)Cp_2TiCl_2(1),[(CH_2)_5C](Me_2Si)Cp_2TiCl_2 (2)and (Me_2C)(Me_2Si)Cp_2ZrCl_2 (3)with larger dihedral angles and longer distance from metal to the center of Cp planes were synthesized and used as catalysts for ethylene polymerization in the presence of methylaluminoxane (MAO).In the case of ethylene polymerization,compared the feature structures of unbridged metallocenes, singly bridged metallocenes and doubly bridged metallocenes 1,2,3,there exhibit the relationship ...     

THE SYNTHESIS AND STUDIES ON PALLADIUM CATALYSTS ANCHORED ON CHELATE RESIN

A chelate resin with 8-aminoquinoline group attached to a styrene-divinybenzene copolymer matrix was reacted with PdCl_2, forminga polymeric palladium complex, which was reduced with different reducing agents, such as hydrogen, stannous chloride, sodium borohydride, lithium aluminum hydride, hydrazine and basic aqueous methanolic solution and thus the polymer-supported palladium (Ⅱ) complex, colloidal palladium and palladium complex with different valence states were obtained. The hydrogenation of n-hexene in methanol at 40℃ under atmospheric hydrogen pressure and the selective hydrogenation of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene at 100℃ under 20 kg/cm~2 hydrogen pressure were studied. The results showed that the palladium complexes With different valence states prepared with hydrazine or methanol-water (pH=11) were effective catalysts for the hydrogenation of olefins. The loss of palladium on catalysts was correlated to the palladium dispersion and valence states. It was found thst the loss of palladium decreas     

Copolymerization of Ethylene／1-Butene with Heterogeneous TiCl4／（α-Diimine）nickel（II） Complex Combined Catalyst

The new type heterogeneous combined catalyst system TiCl4-(α-diimine)nickel(II) complexes/MgC12-SiO2/AlR3 was prepared. Ethylene and 1-butene were copolymerized with thecatalysts in slurry phase. It was found that with combined catalyst, the copolymers with lower density and higher branched degree were obtained. 13CNMR results showed that in the obtained copolymers existed not only ethyl but also some other kinds of branches due to the fact that ethylene exhibits the behavior of oligomedzation and copolymerization in-situ with combined catalysts.     

Surface Acidity/Basicity and Catalytic Reactivity of CeO2/7-Al2O3 Catalysts for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane with Carbon Dioxide to Ethylene

Dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene in CO2 was investigated over CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts at 700℃ in a conventional flow reactor operating at atmospheric pressure. XRD, BET and microcalori-metric adsorption techniques were used to characterize the structure and surface acidity/basicity of the CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts. The results show that the surface acidity decreased while the surface basicity increased after the addition of CeO2 to γ-A12O3. Accordingly, the activity of the hydrogenation reaction of CO2 increased, which might be responsible for the enhanced conversion in the dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene. The highest ethane conversion obtained was about 15% for the 25%CeO2/γ-Al2O3. The selectivity to ethylene was high for all the CeO2,γ-A12O3 and CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts.     

Surface Acidity/Basicity and Catalytic Reactivity of CeO2/γ-Al2O3 Catalysts for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane with Carbon Dioxide to Ethylene

Dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene in CO2 was investigated over CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts at 700 ℃ in a conventional flow reactor operating at atmospheric pressure. XRD, BET and microcalorimetric adsorption techniques were used to characterize the structure and surface acidity/basicity of the CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts. The results show that the surface acidity decreased while the surface basicity increased after the addition of CeO2 to γ-Al2O3. Accordingly, the activity of the hydrogenation reaction of CO2 increased, which might be responsible for the enhanced conversion in the dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene. The highest ethane conversion obtained was about 15% for the 25%CeO2/γ-Al2O3. The selectivity to ethylene was high for all the CeO2, γ-Al2O3 and CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts.     

i-PP/EPR REACTOR ALLOY PREPARED THROUGH ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE SLURRY COPOLYMERIZATION CATALYZED BY METALLOCENE SUPPORTED iPP PARTICLES

i-PP/m-EPR reactor alloy were prepared through ethylene/propylene slurry copolymerization catalyzed by metallocene(rac-Et(Ind)_2ZrCl_2)supported on porous iPP particles.Polar monomer(dihydromyrcene alcohol)treated with triethyaluminum was added in the preparation of porous iPP particles to introduce hydroxyl groups and thus enhance the ability for chemically supporting the metallocene catalyst.The effects of MAO/Zr ratio and monomer composition in feed on the reaction activity and property of polymer wer...     

Surface Acidity／Basicity and Catalytic Reactivity of CeO2／γ—A12O3 Catalysts for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane with Carbon Dioxide to Ethylene

Dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene in CO2 was investigated over CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts at 700℃ in a conventional flow reactor operating at atmospheric pressure. XRD, BET and microcalorimetric adsorption techniques were used to characterize the structure and surface acidity/basicity of the CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts. The results show that the surface acidity decreased while the surface basicity increased after the addition of CeO2 to γ-Al2O3. Accordingly, the activity of the hydrogenation reaction of CO2 increased, which might be responsible for the enhanced conversion in the dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene. The highest ethane conversion obtained was about 15% for the 25?O2/γ-Al2O3. The selectivity to ethylene was high for all the CeO2, γ-Al2O3 and CeO2/γ-Al2O3 catalysts.     

ON A DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION FOR KINETICS OF NON- ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION

A new differential equation was derived from the modified first-order kinetic model to describe the polymer crystallization processes. The crystallization experiments were carried out by means of DSC. Poly (ethylene terephthalate) resins were selected as the samples containing different catalysts. The relationships between the parameters obtained from the known Avrami equation and from one in the present paper were discussed. A method for applying the equation to determine the kinetic parameters from a constant heating and a constant cooling curve was proposed.     

Copolymerization of Ethylene with 10-Undecen-1-ol Using Highly Active Vanadium(Ⅲ) Precatalysts Bearing Bis(imino)pyrrolyl Ligands

The copolymerizations of ethylene with 10-undecen-1-ol have been investigated using vanadium precatalysts, bis(imino)pyrrolyl vanadium(III) complexes 1-3, 2,5-C4H2N(CH=NR)2VCl2(THF)2 [R = C6H5(1), 2,6-iPr2C6H3(2), C6F5(3)], and the iminopyrrolyl and β-diketiminate ones for comparison. The polar monomer was pretreated by diethylaluminium chloride(present also as the cocatalyst) before the copolymerization. The monomer reactivity ratios were evaluated using the Fineman-Ross method. The ligand structure considerably influenced the catalytic activity and tolerance towards the polar monomer, the polar monomer incorporation and the molecular weights of the resultant copolymers. The bis(imino)pyrrolyl vanadium complexes exhibited promising catalytic performance for the copolymerization, and a high catalytic activity up to 3.84 kg/mmolv·h with a high comonomer incorporation of 14.0 mol% was achieved by complex 3 under mild conditions.     

Enhancement on Hemilabile Phosphine-Amide Palladium and Nickel Catalysts for Ethylene (Co)Polymerization with Polar Monomers Using a Cyclizing Strategy

To address the issue of hemilabile catalyst in olefin polymerization catalysis, a cyclizing strategy was used to construct novel N-bridged phosphine-carbonyl palladium and nickel catalysts, resulting in improvements on ethylene(co)polymerizations. The N-bridged phosphinecarbonyl Pd catalysts(Pd1-Pd5) and Ni catalysts(Ni1-Ni5) bearing five-to eight-membered-ring structures were designed and synthesized.Catalytic performance for ethylene(co)polymerization became better as the size of N-containing bridge increased. The seven-membered-ring bridged catalysts Pd4 and Ni4 exhibited the best performance in terms of catalytic activity, polymer molecular weight and incorporation of acrylates and acrylic acid. The better performance of these catalysts bearing larger-size bridges was tentatively attributed to the methyleneinduced higher electron density around nitrogen, which strenghtens the coordination of carbonyl group to metal center, and also to the steric effect offered by this cyclization. This work provides a new strategy to enhance hemilabile polymerization catalysts.