On the Fragmentation Behavior of Ziegler-Type Catalysts During the Early Stages of α-Olefin Polymerization

10.33540/880 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Koen Wynand Bossers

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (8) ◽  
pp. 3691-3695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen W. Bossers ◽  
Roozbeh Valadian ◽  
Silvia Zanoni ◽  
Remy Smeets ◽  
Nic Friederichs ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 4673-4678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuejing Zheng ◽  
Madri Smit ◽  
John C. Chadwick ◽  
Joachim Loos


e-Polymers ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuejing Zheng ◽  
Makarand S. Pimplapure ◽  
Günter Weickert ◽  
Joachim Loos

AbstractCatalyst fragmentation and polymer growth in the early stages of propylene polymerization has been investigated using different Ziegler-Natta catalysts. Polymerization was carried out in slurry under mild conditions and stopped at low yield. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been used to characterize the surface and cross sectional morphology of polymer particles at different stages of particle growth. Different fragmentation behavior is observed, and it is found that the way that catalyst fragments in the early stages of polymerization is greatly influenced by the porosity of the catalyst. When a less porous catalyst was used, the resulting mass diffusion limitation causes layer-bylayer fragmentation, starting at the outer surface of the catalyst particle to the center. In contrast, for highly porous catalyst, monomer can easily penetrate into the pores of the catalyst / polymer particle. The polymer growing throughout the particle results in a coarse and instantaneous fragmentation.



2006 ◽  
Vol 236 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuejing Zheng ◽  
Joachim Loos


Author(s):  
George G. Cocks ◽  
Louis Leibovitz ◽  
DoSuk D. Lee

Our understanding of the structure and the formation of inorganic minerals in the bivalve shells has been considerably advanced by the use of electron microscope. However, very little is known about the ultrastructure of valves in the larval stage of the oysters. The present study examines the developmental changes which occur between the time of conception to the early stages of Dissoconch in the Crassostrea virginica(Gmelin), focusing on the initial deposition of inorganic crystals by the oysters.The spawning was induced by elevating the temperature of the seawater where the adult oysters were conditioned. The eggs and sperm were collected separately, then immediately mixed for the fertilizations to occur. Fertilized animals were kept in the incubator where various stages of development were stopped and observed. The detailed analysis of the early stages of growth showed that CaCO3 crystals(aragonite), with orthorhombic crystal structure, are deposited as early as gastrula stage(Figuresla-b). The next stage in development, the prodissoconch, revealed that the crystal orientation is in the form of spherulites.



Author(s):  
S. Mahajan

The evolution of dislocation channels in irradiated metals during deformation can be envisaged to occur in three stages: (i) formation of embryonic cluster free regions, (ii) growth of these regions into microscopically observable channels and (iii) termination of their growth due to the accumulation of dislocation damage. The first two stages are particularly intriguing, and we have attempted to follow the early stages of channel formation in polycrystalline molybdenum, irradiated to 5×1019 n. cm−2 (E > 1 Mev) at the reactor ambient temperature (∼ 60°C), using transmission electron microscopy. The irradiated samples were strained, at room temperature, up to the macroscopic yield point.Figure 1 illustrates the early stages of channel formation. The observations suggest that the cluster free regions, such as A, B and C, form in isolated packets, which could subsequently link-up to evolve a channel.



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