This invention discloses a method for deashing polyolefins based on the synergistic effect of a
bifunctional chelating agent and periodic supercritical CO2, belonging to the field of
polyolefin material preparation technology. First, a
bifunctional chelating agent with both CO2 affinity and
metal chelating ability is synthesized. Then,
polypropylene material and the chelating agent are placed in a high-
pressure reactor, CO2 is injected, and the
temperature and pressure are increased to a supercritical state. Under the condition of maintaining the supercritical temperature, the pressure is periodically controlled, causing the pressure to pulsate between high and low pressure, sequentially experiencing a swelling /
permeation stage and an expansion /
elution stage. After the cycle is completed, the pressure is released, and high-purity
polypropylene is obtained after post-treatment. This invention transforms static
diffusion mass transfer into
forced convection mass transfer through periodic
pressure control, achieving deep removal of
metal residues with a removal rate as high as 97.14%. The total ash content of the product can be reduced to 5.29 ppm, with no significant
impact on the properties of the
polypropylene itself. It also features short
processing time and significant environmental advantages.