Minoru Terano

School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan

[ 1 ] - Probing into morphology evolution of magnesium ethoxide particles as precursor of Ziegler-Natta catalysts

Mg(OEt)2 with spherical morphology is one of the most important precursors for the preparation of industrial Ziegler-Natta catalysts. In the present article, morphology evolution of Mg(OEt)2 particles is studied in the course of the synthesis. The morphology of Mg(OEt)2 particles is observed throughout the process by SEM. The results show that Mg(OEt)2 particles are formed through i) seed gener...

[ 2 ] - Addition of a second alcohol in magnesium ethoxide synthesis as a way to vary the pore architecture of Ziegler-Natta catalysts

In Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerization, the pore architecture of catalysts plays a crucial role in catalytic performances and polymer properties. While the type of preparation routes (such as chemical reaction and solution precipitation) greatly affects the catalyst pore architecture as a result of different solidification mechanisms, the modification of the pore architecture within a given rou...

[ 3 ] - Active site nature of magnesium dichloride-supported titanocene catalysts in olefin polymerization

Heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta and homogeneous metallocene catalysts exhibit greatly different active sitenature in olefin polymerization. In our previous study, it was reported that MgCl2-supported titanocenecatalysts can generate both Ziegler-Natta-type and metallocene-type active sites according to the type of activators.The dual active site nature of the supported titanocene catalysts was furt...

[ 4 ] - Tuning the short chain branch distribution of ethylene and 1-hexene copolymers by SiO2-supported silyl chromate catalyst with different Al-alkyl co-catalysts

SiO2-supported silyl chromate catalyst is an important industrial catalyst for production of high grade HDPE pipe materials. The control of the short chain branch (SCB) distribution using this catalyst system is still a great challenge. In this work, ethylene and 1-hexene copolymers were synthesized using SiO2-supported silyl chromate catalyst combined with triisobutylaluminium (TIBA), triethyl...