Atiqullah, M. and Winston, M. S. and Bercaw, J. E. and Hussain, I. and Fazal, A. and Al-Harthi, M. A. and Emwas, A.-H. M. and Khan, M. J. and Hossaen, A. (2012) Effects of a vanadium post-metallocene catalyst-induced polymer backbone inhomogeneity on UV oxidative degradation of the resulting polyethylene film. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 97 (7). pp. 1164-1177. ISSN 0141-3910. doi:10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.03.042. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20120813-093717652
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Abstract
A Group 5 post-metallocene precatalyst,(ONO)VCl(THF)_2 (ONO = a bis(phenolate)pyridine LX_2 pincer ligand), activated with modified methylaluminoxane(MMAO-3A) produced a linear ethylene homopolymer (nm-HomoPE) and an unusual inhomogeneous copolymer (nm-CopolyPE) with 1-hexene having very low backbone unsaturation. The nm-CopolyPE inhomogeneity was reflected in the distributions of short chain branches, 1-hexene composition, and methylene sequence length. The 1-hexene incorporation into the polyethylene backbone strongly depended on the molecular weight of the growing polymer chain. (ONO)VCl(THF)_2, because of site diversity and easier removal of a tertiary (vs. a secondary) hydrogen, produced a skewed short chain branching (SCB) profile, incorporating 1-hexene more efficiently in the low molecular weight region than in the high molecular weight region. The significant decrease in molecular weight by 1-hexene showed that the (ONO)VCl(THF)_2 catalytic sites were also highly responsive to chain-transfer directly to 1-hexene itself, producing vinyl and trans-vinylene termini. Subsequently, the effect of backbone inhomogeneity on the UV oxidative degradation of films made from both polyethylenes was investigated. The major functional group accumulated in the branched nm-CopolyPE film was carbonyl followed by carboxyl, then vinyl/ester, whereas that in the linear nm-HomoPE film was carboxyl. However, (carbonyl, carboxyl, vinyl, and ester)_(nm-CopolyPE film) >> (carboxyl)_(nm-HomoPE film). The distributions of the tertiary ≡ C-H sites and methylene sequence length in the branched nm-CopolyPE film enhanced abstraction of H, decomposition of hydroperoxide group ROOH, and generation of carbonyl compounds as compared with those in the linear nm-HomoPE film. This clearly establishes the role played by the backbone inhomogeneity. The effect of short chain branches and sequence length distributions on peak melting temperature T_(pm), and most probably lamellar thickness L_0, was modeled from a nanoscopic viewpoint. The accumulation of the above oxygenated functionalities and its effect on % crystallinity are explained considering polyethylene UV autooxidation mechanism, and Norrish I and Norrish II chain scissions.
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| Additional Information: | © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. Received 29 January 2012; Received in revised form 22 March 2012; Accepted 26 March 2012; Available online 16 April 2012. The authors thank the King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) Center-in-Development for Transformative Research in Petrochemicals and Polymers, established at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for supporting this research. The technical assistances provided by the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Pasadena, USA; the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) Center of Refining & Petrochemicals (CRP) at the Research Institute, the Center of Research Excellence in Petroleum Refining & Petrochemicals (CoRE-PRP), and the Department of Chemical Engineering; Polymer Char, Spain; and KAUST are also gratefully acknowledged. The authors also thank Jubail United Petrochemical Company for donating 1-hexene. | |||||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | Post-metallocene catalyst; UV oxidative degradation; Short chain branch; Polyethylene | |||||||||
| Issue or Number: | 7 | |||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.03.042 | |||||||||
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| Official Citation: | M. Atiqullah, M.S. Winston, J.E. Bercaw, I. Hussain, A. Fazal, M.A. Al-Harthi, A.-H.M. Emwas, M.J. Khan, A. Hossaen, Effects of a vanadium post-metallocene catalyst-induced polymer backbone inhomogeneity on UV oxidative degradation of the resulting polyethylene film, Polymer Degradation and Stability, Volume 97, Issue 7, July 2012, Pages 1164-1177, ISSN 0141-3910, 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.03.042. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0141391012001310) | |||||||||
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