Abstract:
A method of depolymerizing plastics using a halloysite catalyst is described herein. The method reduces the energy required for the depolymerization process while achieving improved depolymerization results.
Abstract:
A process for the preparation of a solid catalyst component for the homo or copolymerization of olefins, wherein the solid catalyst component is made from or contains Mg, Ti, halogen and an electron donor selected from cycloalkyl ethers, wherein the process includes the steps of (a) dissolving a Mg based compound and a TiCl3 based compound in a liquid medium further made from or containing a cycloalkyl ether and a compound of formula R2OH where R2 is a C1-C20 hydrocarbon group, in which the Ti/Mg molar ratio ranges from 0.1 to 0.5, the cycloalkyl ether/Mg ratio ranges from 1 to 4 and the ROH/Mg molar ratio ranges from 1 to 4; and (b) adding, to the solution coming from step (a), SiCl4 in an amount such that the R2OH/SiCl4 molar ratio ranges from 0.5 to 1.5 and maintaining the temperature in the range 50-150° C. thereby precipitating the solid catalyst component particles.
Abstract:
A solid catalyst component for the (co)polymerization of olefins CH2═CHR, in which R is a hydrocarbyl radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, optionally in mixture with ethylene, comprising Ti, Mg, Cu, Cl, and an electron donor compound characterized by the fact that the Cu/Ti weight ratio is lower than 0.5.
Abstract:
Catalyst components component for the (co)polymerization of olefins CH2═CHR, in which R is a hydrocarbyl radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, optionally in mixture with ethylene, comprising Ti, Mg, Zn, Cl, and an electron donor compound characterized by the fact that more than 50% of the titanium atoms are in the +4 valence state, and that the amount of Zn ranges from 0.1 to 4% by weight based on then total weight of said solid catalyst component.
Abstract:
A process for depolymerizing plastic waste including the steps of: a) providing a melt plastic waste feedstock made from or containing recycled polypropylene and polyethylene; and b) subjecting the melt product obtained in (a) to a temperature ranging from 280° C. to 600° C., thereby obtaining a depolymerization product; wherein the melt product, the depolymerization product, or both are contacted with a catalyst made from or containing a supported heteropolyacid, having a transition metal portion containing transition metals selected from the group consisting of W, Mo, and V and a non-metal portion containing non-metal elements selected from the group consisting of Si, P, and As.
Abstract:
A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins made from or containing Mg, Ti and an electron donor of formula (I)
where the R1 and R5 groups, equal to or different from each other, are selected from C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups, R2 group is selected from C2-C10 hydrocarbon groups, R3 to R4 groups, independently, are selected from hydrogen or C1-C20 hydrocarbon groups, optionally fused together to form one or more cycles, with the proviso that at least one of R3 to R4 groups is a C1-C20 alkyl group.
Abstract:
A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins CH2═CHR in which R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, made from or containing Mg, Ti, Bi, halogen and an electron donor obtained from a process including the steps: (a) dissolving a Mg(OR)2 compound wherein R groups, equal to or different from each other, are C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups optionally containing a heteroatom selected from O, N and halogen, in an organic liquid medium, thereby forming a first liquid mixture; (b) contacting the first liquid mixture (a) with TiCl4, thereby forming a second liquid mixture absent a solid phase, and (c) subjecting the second liquid mixture (b) to conditions, whereby solid catalyst particles are formed, wherein (i) a Bi compound and (ii) a bidentate electron donor compound are present in one or more of steps (a) to (c) and/or contacted with the solid catalyst particles obtained from (c).
Abstract:
A catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins, comprising Ti, Mg, halogen, an electron donor (ID) selected from the group consisting of aliphatic cyclic ethers and alkyl esters of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids and a compound of a metal selected from the group consisting of Zn and Cu, wherein the catalyst component is devoid of Zn—C or Cu—C bonds and the Mg/Ti molar ratio ranges from 4.0 to 50.0.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides a solid catalyst component obtainable by a process including: (a) a first step in which Ti(OEt)4, is reacted with a Mg based compound of formula MgCln(ORI)2-n, where n is from about 0.5 to about 1.5, RI is a C1-C10 alkyl groups, the Ti(OEt)4 and the Mg compound are used in amounts such that the Ti/Mg molar ratio is of about 0.2 to about 0.4, the reaction temperature is about 110 to about 130° C., and the reaction time is about 2 to about 5 hours; and (b) a subsequent step in which the product obtained in step (a) is reacted with a Ti compound of the formula Ti(ORI)4-yCly, where y is a number between 3 and 4.
Abstract:
A catalyst for the homopolymerization or copolymerization of CH2═CHR olefins, made from or containing the product obtained by contacting: (i) a solid catalyst component made from or containing Ti, Mg, Cl, and an internal electron donor compound, wherein the solid catalyst component contains from about 0.1 to about 50 wt % of Bi, based upon the total weight of the solid catalyst component; (ii) an alkyl aluminum compound and, (iii) an external electron donor compound having the formula: (R1)aSi(OR2)b wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals with 1-8 carbon atoms and a is 0 or 1 and a+b=4.