Operando spectroscopies and heterogeneous olefin polymerization catalysis: A rare marriage with a lot of potential beyond usual understanding

E Groppo, A Piovano - Catalysis Today, 2023 - Elsevier
This short review summarizes the main results achieved in the field of operando
spectroscopies applied to heterogeneous catalysts for olefin polymerization. Following a …

Visualizing the Structure, Composition and Activity of Single Catalyst Particles for Olefin Polymerization and Polyolefin Decomposition

MJ Werny, F Meirer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The structural and morphological characterization of individual catalyst particles for olefin
polymerization, as well as for the reverse process of polyolefin decomposition, can provide …

Controlling polyethylene molecular weights and distributions using chromium complexes supported by SNN-tridentate ligands

D Wang, S Zhou, Y Liu, X Kang, S Liu, Z Li… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The diverse properties and applications of polyethylenes depend on their molecular
weights, molecular weight distributions, and chain topology. Considering the importance of …

Computational Insights into the Multisite Nature of the Phillips CrOx/SiO2 Catalyst for Ethylene Polymerization: The Perspective of Chromasiloxane Ring Size and F …

C Huang, Z Liu, B Liu, M Terano, Y Jin - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
The famous Phillips CrO x/SiO2 catalyst is characterized by its multisite nature and the
resulting broad molecular weight distribution (MWD) of its polyethylene (PE) products …

Comparison of support effects on phillips and metallocene catalysts

Q Yang, MP McDaniel - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Both metallocene and Phillips chromium catalysts are used in the commercial manufacture
of polyethylene. Unlike most other commercial metallocene systems, the Chevron Phillips …

Effects of diethylaluminum ethoxide pre‐reduction and chromium loading over bistriphenylsilyl chromate/silica for ethylene polymerization

X Xue, Y Yang, Y Gao, J Yi, B Liu… - The Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Bistriphenylsilyl chromate (BC)/silica (S‐2 catalyst) is a commercially used high‐
density polyethylene (HDPE) catalyst with great importance. In this work, the catalytic …

Mechanistic Insights of Ethylene Polymerization on Phillips Chromium Catalysts

I Nifant'ev, P Komarov, G Sadrtdinova, V Safronov… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Silica-supported chromium oxide catalysts, also named Phillips chromium catalysts (PCCs),
provide more than half of the world's production of high-and medium-density polyethylenes …

Electronic interaction between Cr3+ ions in chromia-alumina catalysts for light alkane dehydrogenation

GE Bekmukhamedov, VI Morozov, RR Tuktarov… - Journal of Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work chromia-alumina catalysts have been studied by the electron paramagnetic
resonance (EPR) spectroscopy in the temperature range-120–200° C. It was observed, that …