Computational modeling of heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts for olefins polymerization

N Bahri-Laleh, A Hanifpour, SA Mirmohammadi… - Progress in Polymer …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Since 1963, when Karl Ziegler and Giulio Natta were jointly awarded the Nobel
Prize for their discoveries of the catalytic polymerization of olefins with Ti-chlorides and Al …

Computational modeling toward full chain of polypropylene production: From molecular to industrial scale

WC Yan, T Dong, YN Zhou, ZH Luo - Chemical Engineering Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Since polypropylene was synthesized in 1954, tremendous breakthroughs have been
achieved in transferring polypropylene from a discovery in the laboratory to an …

Surface effect of the MgCl2 support in Ziegler–Natta catalyst for ethylene polymerization: A computational study

K Xie, S Xu, W Hao, J Wang, A Huang, Y Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ziegler–Natta (Z–N) catalyst is a remarkable catalyst for olefin polymerization in the
petrochemical industry. However, the role of each component remains unclear because of …

Embedding methods for quantum chemistry: applications from materials to life sciences

LO Jones, MA Mosquera, GC Schatz… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Quantum mechanical embedding methods hold the promise to transform not just the way
calculations are performed, but to significantly reduce computational costs and improve …

Fundamental aspects of heterogeneous Ziegler–Natta olefin polymerization catalysis: An experimental and computational overview

J Kumawat, VK Gupta - Polymer Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
MgCl2 supported Ziegler–Natta (Z–N) catalysts have emerged as the most exciting chemical
process for polyolefin technology, which is responsible for the production of∼ 150 million …

Demystifying Ziegler–Natta catalysts: The origin of stereoselectivity

A Vittoria, A Meppelder, N Friederichs, V Busico… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Industrial Ziegler–Natta catalysts for polypropylene production are complex formulations
with a reputation for being “black boxes”. In this paper, we report the results of an extensive …

Toward a unified model explaining heterogeneous Ziegler–Natta catalysis

R Credendino, D Liguori, Z Fan, G Morini… - ACS Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
We propose a model for MgCl2-supported Ziegler–Natta catalysts, which is capable to
reconcile the discrepancies emerging in the last 20 years, in which attempts have been …

Key Elements in the Structure and Function Relationship of the MgCl2/TiCl4/Lewis Base Ziegler−Natta Catalytic System

A Correa, F Piemontesi, G Morini, L Cavallo - Macromolecules, 2007 - ACS Publications
We present a theoretical study of the basic interactions occurring at supported
hetereogenous Ziegler− Natta catalytic systems. We first investigated the interaction …

Computational catalysis—past, present, and future

W Thiel - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014 - infona.pl
The explosive growth of computational catalysis over the past two decades is reflected by
the exponentially increasing number of citations. The Essay traces the historical …

A periodic hybrid DFT approach (including dispersion) to MgCl2-supported Ziegler–Natta catalysts–1: TiCl4 adsorption on MgCl2 crystal surfaces

M D'Amore, R Credendino, PHM Budzelaar, M Causá… - Journal of catalysis, 2012 - Elsevier
The adsorption of TiCl4 on the surfaces of MgCl2 crystals has been investigated by means
of state-of-the-art periodic hybrid DFT methods, as the first step of a comprehensive study …