Introduction to industrial polypropylene : properties, catalysts, processes / Dennis B. Malpass and Elliot I. Band.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This introductory text is an important resource for new engineers, chemists, students, and chemical industry personnel to understand the technical aspects of polypropylene which is the 2nd largest synthetics polymer in manufactured output."--Provided by publisher.

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Introduction to Industrial Polypropylene: Properties, Catalysts, Processes; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction to Polymers of Propylene; 1.1 Origins of Crystalline Polypropylene; 1.2 Basic Description of Polypropylene; 1.3 Types and Nomenclature of Polypropylene; 1.4 Molecular Weight of Polypropylene; 1.5 Transition Metal Catalysts for Propylene Polymerization; 1.6 Questions; References; 2 Polymer Characterization; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Polymer Tacticity; 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2 Measurement of Polymer Microtacticity by 13C NMR; 2.2.3 Total Isotactic Index.

2.2.4 Total Xylene Insolubles; 2.3 Molecular Weight and Molecular Weight Distribution; 2.3.1 Introduction; 2.3.2 Gel Permeation Chromatography; 2.3.3 Intrinsic Viscosity; 2.3.4 Melt Flow Rate; 2.4 Polymer Bulk Density; 2.4.1 Introduction; 2.4.2 Measurement Method; 2.5 Particle Size Distribution and Morphology; 2.5.1 Introduction; 2.5.2 Measurement Method; 2.6 Questions; References; 3 Ziegler-Natta Catalysts; 3.1 A Brief History of Ziegler-Natta Catalysts; 3.2 Definitions and Nomenclature; 3.3 Characteristics of Ziegler-Natta Catalysts; 3.4 Early Commercial Ziegler-Natta Catalysts.

3.5 Supported Ziegler-Natta Catalysts; 3.6 Prepolymerized Ziegler-Natta Catalysts; 3.7 Mechanism of Ziegler-Natta Polymerization; 3.8 Questions and Exercises; References; 4 Propylene Polymerization Catalysts; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Zero Generation Ziegler-Natta Catalysts; 4.3 First Generation ZN Catalysts; 4.4 Second Generation ZN Catalysts; 4.5 Third Generation ZN Catalysts; 4.6 Fourth Generation ZN Catalysts; 4.7 Fifth Generation ZN Catalysts; 4.8 ZN Catalysts for Atactic Polypropylene; 4.9 Metallocenes and Other Single Site Catalysts; 4.10 Cocatalysts for ZN Catalysts.

4.11 Kinetics and ZN Catalyst Productivity; 4.12 Concluding Remarks; 4.13 Questions; References; 5 Aluminum Alkyls in Ziegler-Natta Catalysts; 5.1 Organometallic Compounds; 5.2 Characteristics of Aluminum Alkyls; 5.2.1 Basic Physical and Chemical Properties; 5.2.2 Hydride Content; 5.2.3 Other R3A1 Impurities; 5.2.4 Analysis of Aluminum Alkyls; 5.2.5 Impurities Resulting from Exposure to Minute Concentrations of Water and Oxygen; 5.2.6 Assays of Aluminum Alkyls; 5.2.7 Reactivity with Organic Substrates; 5.2.8 Reactivity with CO2 and CO; 5.2.9 Distillation; 5.2.10 Association of Aluminum Alkyls.

5.2.11 Storage Stability; 5.2.12 Thermal Stability; 5.3 Production of Aluminum Alkyls; 5.4 Reducing Agent for the Transition Metal; 5.5 Alkylating Agent for Creation of Active Centers; 5.6 Scavenger of Catalyst Poisons; 5.7 Chain Transfer Agent; 5.8 Safety and Handling of Aluminum Alkyls; 5.9 Questions; References; 6 Single Site Catalysts and Cocatalysts; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Structures of Metallocenes and SSCs; 6.3 Non-Metallocene Polymerization Catalysts; 6.4 Cocatalysts for SSCs; 6.4.1 Aluminoxanes; 6.4.2 Organoboron Cocatalysts; 6.4.3 Activated Supports; 6.5 Supports for SSCs.

6.6 Characteristics of mPP.