Umesh Makwana, Bhavesh Desai, Hiren Bhajiwala
Dec 1, 2012
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e-Polymers
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Abstract Long chain aliphatic ester, isopropyl myristate, was synthesized using energy efficient microwave irradiation technique. The iso propyl myristate forms complexes with titanium tetrachloride in different mole ratios. The nature of chemical bonding between the titanium and the ester functionality was investigated by FTIR and NMR spectroscopy. The performance of synthesized complexes with methylalumoxane as co-catalyst for ethylene polymerization was found to depend on the nature of complex and polymerization parameters. Molecular weight and thermal characteristics of polyethylene was also investigated.