writer：Shuwei Wang, Na Feng, Jiulai Zheng, Keun-Byoung Yoon, Dongho Lee, Xuequan Zhang, Hexin Zhang*
keywords：polyethylene; nanocomposite; Ziegler–Natta catalyst; lignin; in-situ polymerization
source：期刊
specific source：Polym. Adv. Technol. 2016, 27 1351–1354
Issue time：2016年

In the present article, a novel hollow spherical lignin-supported vanadium-based Ziegler–Natta catalyst was synthesized. The active centers of the obtained catalyst well dispersed in the lignin through the SEM-EDX analysis. The resultant catalyst was investigated in ethylene polymerization and found to exhibit remarkable catalytic activity upon activation with ethylaluminium sesquichloride cocatalyst and ethyl trichloroacetate activator. During the polymerization, the lignin was gradually exfoliated by the polymerization force arising from the propagation of ethylene chain. The resultant PE/lignin nanocomposites preformed higher thermal stability compared to virgin PE.