Publication Type Journal Article
Title Preparation of polypropylene-based nanocomposites using nanosized MCM-41 as support and in situ polymerization
Authors Dario M. Gonzalez Raul Quijada Mehrdad Yazdani-Pedram João P. Lourenço M R Ribeiro
Groups CATHPRO
Journal POLYMER INTERNATIONAL
Year 2016
Month March
Volume 65
Number 3
Pages 320-326
Abstract MCM-41 nanoparticles were used for preparing nanocomposites through the in situ polymerization of propylene. The performance of the catalytic system and the final properties of the materials obtained are highly dependent on the methodology used for impregnation of the catalyst onto the support particles, and therefore an optimization study for the impregnation methodology of the catalyst (Me2Si(Ind)(2)ZrCl2) was carried out. Two different methodologies were used; the results in terms of catalytic activity and polymer molecular masses indicated that the most promising one involved the pre-activation of the catalyst with the cocatalyst, methylaluminoxane, followed by impregnation onto the MCM-41 nanoparticles. Thus, an optimized route for the preparation of polypropylene nanocomposites achieving significant improvements in catalyst activity was developed. The nanocomposite materials were characterized by GPC, TGA and DSC. The dispersion state and the size of the nanoparticles incorporated in the polypropylene matrix were investigated by transmission electron microcopy. Additionally, this methodology allows simultaneous control of the desired amount of support and the concentration of catalyst to be used in the in situ polymerization. (c) 2015 Society of Chemical Industry
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pi.5057
ISBN
Publisher WILEY-BLACKWELL
Book Title
ISSN 0959-8103
EISSN 1097-0126
Conference Name
Bibtex ID ISI:000369963200007
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