Research Article

Influence of Organoboron Compounds on Ethylene Polymerization Using Cp2ZrCl2/MAO as Catalyst System

Table 1

Catalytic activity, density, and molecular weight results.

SampleOrganoboron compound
(B)
NatureCatalytic activity
(KgPE/molZr)
Density
(g/cm3)
Mw
(Kg/mol)
PDI

PE-1None (reference)123.250.97083.952.7
PE-2B    Nonionic67.340.974116.184.3
PE-3[C6H5N H]+[B ]   Ionic33.310.925207.765.2

Zr = 0.1283 mmol, molar ratio MAO/Zr = 100, B/Zr = 5, toluene = 1.41 mol, polymerization temperature = 50°C, and pressure = 1 bar.