ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS IN MgCl2-BASED ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS

Abstract: The proposal aims at revisiting the properties of disordered, nano-sized and structurally dynamic delta-MgCl2 particles as fundamental components of Ziegler-Natta (ZN) catalysts for olefin polymerization. Inelastic Neutron Scattering (INS) technique, coupled with advanced theoretical calculations, is expected to provide information on the atomic dynamics of MgCl2-based catalysts, in strong synergy with what obtainable from Raman and IR spectroscopies at UniTO. The proposal, motivated by a strong industrial interest within the DPI 2.0 programme (industrial funding partners: Borealis, Braskem, ExxonMobil, Reliance, SABIC, SCG Chemicals and Sinopec) and written in close synergy with our Japanese partners (T. Taniike’s group, JAIST), stands up as a pioneering INS investigation on MgCl2 systems and as such may have a very high potential impact in the scientific community.

Principal Investigator: Dr Alessandro Piovano
Experimenter: Miss Eleonora Vottero
Local Contact: Dr Svemir Rudic
Experimenter: Professor Elena Groppo
Experimenter: Dr Andrea Piovano
Experimenter: Dr C Lamberti

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1810419

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1810419

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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