Revisiting the identity of δ-MgCl2: Part I. Structural disorder studied by synchrotron X-ray total scattering

Toru Wada; Gentoku Takasao; Alessandro Piovano; Maddalena D'Amore; Ashutosh Thakur; Patchanee Chammingkwan; Paolo Cleto Bruzzese; Minoru Terano; Bartolomeo Civalleri; Silvia Bordiga; Elena Groppo; Toshiaki Taniike

doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2020.03.002

Revisiting the identity of δ-MgCl₂: Part I. Structural disorder studied by synchrotron X-ray total scattering

Toru Wada
, Gentoku Takasao
, Alessandro Piovano
, Maddalena D'Amore
, Ashutosh Thakur
, Patchanee Chammingkwan
, Paolo Cleto Bruzzese
, Minoru Terano
, Bartolomeo Civalleri
, Silvia Bordiga
, Elena Groppo
, Toshiaki Taniike

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Abstract

The activation of MgCl₂ is an essential step for preparing performant Ziegler-Natta catalysts (ZNCs), but the structural characterization of the so formed δ-MgCl₂ has been left behind due to its complicated disorder. In the current study, synchrotron X-ray total scattering is applied for the structure analysis of δ-MgCl₂. Complementary use of powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and pair distribution function (PDF) enabled determining the type and extent of disorder for a series of mechanically and chemically activated δ-MgCl₂ samples. Moreover, their combination with molecular simulation successfully derived consistent nanoparticle models, where the conventional interpretation of disorderedly stacked nanoplates was justified in a cross-validated manner.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	76-86
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Catalysis
Volume	385
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2020.03.002
Publication status	Published - May 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Nanocrystal
Pair distribution function
Structural disorder
Synchrotron
Total scattering
XRD
Ziegler-Natta catalysts

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Revisiting the identity of δ-MgCl₂: Part I. Structural disorder studied by synchrotron X-ray total scattering

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