Elucidation of structure-performance relationship in heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta catalysts based on multilateral characterization of support architectures and multivariate analyses

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25420826
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Catalyst/Resource chemical process
• Research Institution: Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Terano Minoru 北陸先端科学技術大学院大学, マテリアルサイエンス研究科, 教授 (90251975)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TANIIKE TOSHIAKI 北陸先端科学技術大学院大学, マテリアルサイエンス研究科, 准教授 (50447687)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 触媒機能解析 / 多変量解析 / オレフィン重合 / Ziegler-Natta触媒

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Structural hierarchy over multi-length scales and combination of different chemical entities are key issues to realize multifunctionality in heterogeneous catalysts. On the other hands, sophisticated multifunctionality invites complication in catalyst structures, which makes it extremely challenging to elucidate structure-performance relationships in catalysis. In this study, we have aimed at comprehensive elucidation of structure-performance relationships in heterogeneous Zielger-Natta olefin polymerization. We proposed synthetic methods to control catalyst structures and a series of characterization and analytical methods to quantify catalyst structures. Based on multiple regression analyses combined with a genetic algorithm, we finally succeeded in statistically modeling the structure-performance relationships.

Free Research Field

プロセス・化学工学