Handbook of transition metal polymerization catalysts

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Content: Intro Title Page Table of Contents Notes on Contributors Preface Acknowledgments 1 Industrial Metal Alkyls and Their Use in Polyolefin Catalysts 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Metal Alkyls in Ziegler-Natta Catalysts 1.3 Aluminum Alkyls 1.4 Manufacturers of Aluminum Alkyls 1.5 Pricing and Selection Criteria for Aluminum Alkyls 1.6 Methylaluminoxanes 1.7 Magnesium Alkyls 1.8 Organoboron Compounds 1.9 Organozinc Compounds References 2 Porous Silica in Transition Metal Polymerization Catalysts 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Production of Silica Gel Catalysts 2.3 Influence of Silica Gel Properties and Polymerization Conditions on Catalyst Performance2.4 Conclusions References 3 Activator Supports for Metallocene and Related Catalysts 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Activator Support Studies 3.3 Activator Support Patents 3.4 Conclusion References 4 Computational Modeling of Polymerization Catalysts 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Computational Modeling of Chemical Reactions 4.3 Modeling the Catalyst Properties and the Polymerization Processes 4.4 Concluding Remarks Acknowledgment References 5 Computational Studies of Chromium/Silica Catalysts 5.1 Introduction5.2 Mechanistic Proposals for Phillips Catalyst 5.3 Theoretical Study on Phillips Catalyst 5.4 The Limitation of the Current Computations and a Prospect for the Future References 6 Laboratory Reactors and Procedures for Catalyst Evaluation 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Setup in the Fume Hood 6.3 Autoclave Reactors and Safety Relief Devices 6.4 Purification Methods 6.5 Modular Reactor System 6.6 Catalyst Addition 6.7 Temperature Control 6.8 Autoclave Reactor Setup 6.9 Copolymerization 6.10 Gas‐Phase Laboratory Reactors References 7 Scale‐Up of Catalyst Recipes to Commercial Production7.1 Introduction 7.2 Fundamental of Process Scale‐Up 7.3 Considerations in Scaling Up a Laboratory Recipe 7.4 A Modern Polymerization Catalyst Production Facility 7.5 Other Scale‐Up Considerations References 8 Supported Titanium/Magnesium Ziegler Catalysts for the Production of Polyethylene 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Particle‐Form Technology 8.3 General Architecture and Preparation of Supported Catalysts 8.4 Nonuniformity of Active Centers in Supported Ziegler Catalysts