The application discloses an ONN-Ti / ONN-Cr bimetallic co-loaded heterogeneous catalyst and a method for preparing bimodal ultra-high molecular weight
polyethylene (UHMWPE) in one pot. The catalyst uses
inorganic oxide pretreated by
alkyl aluminum as a carrier, and ONN-Ti catalyst for generating high molecular weight
polyethylene components and ONN-Cr catalyst for generating low molecular weight
polyethylene components are co-anchored on the surface of the same carrier. The carrier is selected from SiO2, MgO or ZnO, the pretreatment agent is selected from MAO, i Bu3Al or AlEtCl2. By adjusting the loading
molar ratio of ONN-Ti and ONN-Cr, bimodal UHMWPE can be prepared in one pot in a single reactor. When the loading
molar ratio of ONN-Ti / ONN-Cr is 1 / 1, the obtained polyethylene has a bimodal molecular
weight distribution, and the overall weight average molecular weight M w is 1446*10 3 g·mol ‑1 , the molecular
weight distribution D is 6.3, the high molecular weight component M w is 2180*10 3 g·mol ‑1 , and the low molecular weight component M w is 179*10 3 g·mol ‑1 ; the tensile strength of the bimodal UHMWPE material can reach 50 MPa, the elongation at break can reach 1400%, and the complex
viscosity is lower than that of unimodal UHMWPE. In addition, the application can also improve the reactor
fouling in
slurry polymerization and control the morphology of the obtained
polymer particles by co-loading, and is suitable for efficient preparation of bimodal UHMWPE.