Pub Date : 2025-04-25DOI: 10.1007/s13726-025-01486-y
Ivan V. Nechepurenko, Artem A. Barabanov, Roman M. Mironenko, Konstantin P. Volcho, Vladimir A. Likholobov, Nariman F. Salakhutdinov, Mikhail A. Matsko, Vladimir A. Zakharov
Dialkyl malonates and dialkyl 1,3-dimethoxypropanes containing one or two natural pinane fragments were obtained for the first time and used as internal donors in the composition of titanium–magnesium catalysts (TMC) for propylene polymerization. It was found that diethyl 2-isobutyl-2-pinanylmalonate (DM) and 2-isobutyl-2-pinanyl-1,3-dimethoxypropane (DP) are anchored on the surface of magnesium chloride during the synthesis of titanium–magnesium catalysts TMC-DM and TMC-DP. Their content in the catalysts is 9.4 and 15.6 wt%, respectively. Catalyst TMC-DP has high activity and stereospecificity in propylene polymerization similar to the known titanium–magnesium catalyst containing diisobutyl dimethoxypropane. At the same time, the catalyst TMC-DP produces polypropylene with broader molecular-weight distribution (MWD, Mw/Mn = 4.2–4.4) which is close to MWD of polypropylene produced over TMC containing dibutyl phthalate as internal donor (Mw/Mn = 4–5). Data on the effect of hydrogen and the composition of external donor at propylene polymerization on the activity of catalyst TMC-DP and the molecular mass distribution of polypropylene produced over this catalyst are presented. It is found that catalyst TMC-DP allows to produce polypropylene with different polydispersity (Mw/Mn = 3.6–4.4) and different molecular weight at variation of the composition of external donor and the hydrogen content.
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Pub Date : 2025-04-24DOI: 10.1007/s13726-025-01490-2
Arife Kübra Yontar
This study aims to develop biodegradable packaging films with environmentally friendly and antibacterial properties. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based composite films were produced by modifying fig (Ficus carica L.) and grape (Vitis labrusca L.) leaf extracts with high antioxidant content. The films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform ınfrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) methods. In mechanical tests, the highest tensile strength was measured as 203.4 MPa in films containing 45% fig leaf extract, and this value showed an increase of 66% compared to the pure PVA film. Water absorption capacity was reduced to 85%, water solubility to 20.68%, and moisture content to 20%. Air permeability was reduced by 6%, and thermal conductivity was improved by 73%. In antibacterial tests, a 1.6 log10 reduction was found against Escherichia coli and a 2.5 log10 reduction against Staphylococcus aureus. In shelf life tests on chicken meat, it was observed that the modified films delayed spoilage by 2 days. This study offers significant potential for using biodegradable packaging films with completely natural content and high antibacterial properties in the food sector.