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An environmentally benign approach for the synthesis of low molar mass polybutenes from mixed C4 monomers using AlCl3/ionic-liquid initiating systems

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MOLECULAR CATALYSIS
Volume 547, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2023.113332

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Polymerization; Raffinate 1; Supported ionic liquid; Polybutene

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Four novel ionic liquid compounds supported on boehmite were synthesized and used with AlCl3 to polymerize Raffinate 1 to polybutene for viscosity improver applications. The supported ionic liquids were characterized using various analytical techniques. The introduction of the supported ionic liquids resulted in polybutenes with comparable Mn and D values to the blank AlCl3 system but with lower exo-olefins content, making the copolymer more suitable for the target application. The suggested AlCl3/ionic liquid initiating system enables greener polymerization by reducing the dosage of hazardous AlCl3 compared to the blank system.
In this research, four novel ionic liquid compounds supported on boehmite were synthesized and employed along with AlCl3 to catalyze polymerization of Raffinate 1 (composed of C-4 based mixed monomers) to polybutene, for oils viscosity improver applications. To characterize the supported ionic liquids, FTIR, XRD, TGA, EDS, SEM and Elemental Mapping analyses were employed. Furthermore, (HNMR)-H-1,C-13 NMR and DEPT-135, GC-MS and GPC analyses were performed to assess the effect of designed ionic liquids on the characteristics of obtained polybutenes. Notably, the introduction of the supported ionic liquids led to polybutenes with comparable M-n and D to blank AlCl3 system, but with lower exo-olefins content, which makes the final copolymer more suitable for target application. C-13 NMR and GC-MS analyses confirmed the high participation of isobutylene units in the resulted polybutenes, 75-85%. As an outstanding remark, the suggested AlCl3/ionic liquid initiating system benefits greener polymerization strategy by halving the dosage of hazardous AlCl3 compared to blank system using neat co-initiator.

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