Azim Uddin

Dr. Azim Uddin

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 January 2021 in Polymers
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AMJAD ALIAMJAD ALI
AMJAD ALI
Muhammad NadeemMuhammad Nadeem
Muhammad Nadeem
Shahid HussainShahid Hussain
Shahid Hussain
MJMuhammad Imran Jamil
Muhammad Imran Jamil
Azim UddinAzim Uddin
Azim Uddin
Li GuoLi Guo
Li Guo
The kinetics of ethylene and propylene polymerization catalyzed by homogeneous metallocene were investigated using 2-thiophenecarbonyl chloride followed by quenched-flow methods. The studied metallocene catalysts are: rac-Me2Si(2-Me-4-Ph-Ind)2ZrCl2 (Mt-I), rac-Et(Ind)2ZrCl2 (Mt-II) activated with ([Me2NPh][B(C6F5)4] (Borate-I), [Ph3C][B(C6F5)4] (Borate-II), and were co-catalyzed with different molar ratios of alkylaluminum such as triethylaluminium (TEA) and triisobutylaluminium (TIBA). The change in molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, microstructure and thermal properties of the synthesized polymer are discussed in detail. Interestingly, both Mt-I and Mt-II showed high activity in polyethylene with productivities between 3.17 × 106 g/molMt·h to 5.06 × 106 g/molMt·h, activities were very close to each other with 100% TIBA, but Mt-II/borate-II became more active when TEA was more than 50% in cocatalyst. Similarly, Polypropylene showed the highest activity of 11.07 106 g /molMt·h with Mt-I/Borate-I/TIBA. The effects of alkylaluminum on PE molecular weight were much more complicated; MWD curve changed from mono-modal in Mt-I/borate-I/TIBA to bimodal type when TIBA was replaced by different amounts of TEA. In PE, the active center fractions [C*]/[Zr] of Mt-I/borate were higher than that of Mt-II/borate and average chain propagation rate constant (kp) value slightly decreased with the increase of TEA/TIBA ratio, but the Mt-II/borate systems showed higher kp 1007 kp (L/mol·s). In PP, the Mt-I/borate presented much higher [C*]/[Zr] and kp value than the Mt-II. This work also extend to investigate the mechanistic features of zirconocenes catalyzed olefin polymerizations that addressed the largely unknown issues in zirconocenes in the distribution of the catalyst, between species involved in polymer chain growth and dormant state. In both metallocene systems, chain transfer with alkylaluminum is the dominant way of chain termination. To understand the mechanism of cocatalyst effects on PE Mw and (MWD), the unsaturated chain ends formed via β-H transfer have been investigated by 1H NMR analysis.

1 February 2022 in Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
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Azim UddinAzim Uddin
Azim Uddin
DED. Estevez
D. Estevez
FQF.X. Qin
F.X. Qin

1 November 2019 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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Azim UddinAzim Uddin
Azim Uddin
FQF.X. Qin
F.X. Qin
DED. Estevez
D. Estevez
SJS.D. Jiang
S.D. Jiang
LPL.V. Panina
L.V. Panina
HPHuaxin Peng
Huaxin Peng

16 June 2022 in Materials Today Communications
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Azim UddinAzim Uddin
Azim Uddin
RKR. Khatoon
R. Khatoon
DED. Estevez
D. Estevez
MSM. Salem
M. Salem
AAA. Ali
A. Ali
FQF.X. Qin
F.X. Qin

25 January 2023 in Materials & Design
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QJQian Jiang
Qian Jiang
JDJinming Duan
Jinming Duan
Azim UddinAzim Uddin
Azim Uddin
XWXianyan Wu
Xianyan Wu
HYHonglei Yi
Honglei Yi
LWLiwei Wu
Liwei Wu

27 April 2021 in Journal of Polymer Research
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AMJAD ALIAMJAD ALI
AMJAD ALI
MJMuhammad Imran Jamil
Muhammad Imran Jamil
Azim UddinAzim Uddin
Azim Uddin
MHMunir Hussain
Munir Hussain
TATariq Aziz
Tariq Aziz
Li GuoLi Guo
Li Guo