Microkinetic Videomicroscopic Analysis of Olefin Polymerization with a Supported Metallocene Catalyst

Picture this: The simultaneous growth of many single grains of catalyst culminating in polymer particles can be observed by videomicroscopy, and single‐grain kinetics can be studied. The gas‐phase polymerization of ethylene on 40 particles was examined in an autoclave equipped with a glass window by...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2003-10, Vol.42 (41), p.5090-5093
Main Authors: Knoke, Stefan, Ferrari, Daniela, Tesche, Bernd, Fink, Gerhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
heterogeneous catalysis
polymerization
single-grain kinetics
supported catalysts
videomicroscopy
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Summary:Picture this: The simultaneous growth of many single grains of catalyst culminating in polymer particles can be observed by videomicroscopy, and single‐grain kinetics can be studied. The gas‐phase polymerization of ethylene on 40 particles was examined in an autoclave equipped with a glass window by automatic image processing. The picture shows the overlap of three different stages of the polymerization after 0 (blue), 60 (red), and 180 (yellow) minutes.
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.200351582