Cosupported Tandem Catalysts for Production of Linear Low-Density Polyethylene from an Ethylene-Only Feed

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Linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) is produced from an ethylene-only feed over a tandem catalyst system consisting of a phenoxy–imine titanium trimerization catalyst and a silylene-linked cyclopentadienyl/amido titanium polymerization catalyst cosupported on the same methylaluminoxane/silica particles. The level of 1-hexene incorporation can be controlled by varying the ethylene pressure.

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© 2016 American Chemical Society. Received: August 18, 2016; Revised: August 29, 2016. Publication Date (Web): August 31, 2016. This work was supported by a grant from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. The authors thank Prof. Julie Kornfield for helpful discussions, Dr. John Power and Albemarle Corporation for a generous gift of MAO. The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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