Macromolecular Research, Vol.17, No.5, 296-300, May, 2009
Chemical Compositional Distribution of Ethylene-1-Butene Copolymer Prepared with Heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta Catalyst: TREF and Crystaf Analysis
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Ethylene-1-butene copolymers were prepared with SiO2-supported TiCl4 catalyst by changing of 1-butene/ethylene molar ratio in feed, and the resulting copolymers were analyzed using temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) and crystallization fractionation (Crystaf) methods to investigate the influence of C4/C2 molar ratio in feed on chemical compositional distribution and other parameters such as molecular weight and its distribution. TREF analysis showed that the copolymers had a broad and bimodal chemical compositional distribution (CCD) regardless of the content of 1-butene in the copolymer. The chemical composition was in the range of 5 to
55 branches per 1,000 carbons for all copolymers prepared in the study. Furthermore, the broader CCD was revealed for the copolymers having the higher content of 1-butene. Crystaf analysis did not showed a bimodal CCD for the copolymers having the 1-butene content of less than 5.1 wt%. The lower crystalline part having higher 1-butene content in Crystaf analysis was less than that of TREF analysis.
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