Pseudo-Homogeneous Catalysis: As an Efficient and Novel Method for Co-polymerization of Olefin and CO2

The syntheses of poly-olefinic materials with precise properties remains an exciting task, and technologically significant goal. Properties of the materials substantially depend on the types and the consistencies of the stereocentres towards the polymeric spine. Thats why, there is a still need for the development of adaptable synthetic methodologies to regulate, the microstructure of polymer such as facticity and comonomer assimilation, for instance acrylates. This allow to mould perilous material properties, such as glass transition, melting and heat deformation temperatures, creep, glueyness, wettability, and toughness, all of them have a decisive effect on the applications and end use of the materials. The proposal unveils the improvement of novel, tuneable single site homogeneous catalysts for the fabrication of polymeric materials with tailor-made characteristics and well-ordered amount of polar monomers via coordination polymerisation. For the ease of separation and recyclability, we propose here to combine the homogenous catalyst with heterogeneous support (magnetic nanoparticles). Furthermore, long and short terms objectives of the current proposal have been defined. One of the aspects of the proposal would be to help, build capability for domestic research with the emphasis on local downstream petrochemical industrial developments. In addition, it will improve the synthetic organometallic, homogeneous, heterogeneous catalysis, and applied chemical research of an international standard and will definitely raise the research profile of chemistry department at KFUPM. In the 2nd phase, the prospective applications and conceivable economic benefits of this proposal to the local industry such as SABIC, Saudi Aramco are huge. In the last but one of the important of all aspects of this proposal is to rigorously train young KFUPM students in the extremely satisfying fields of synthetic organic chemistry, magnetic nano-materials and catalysis to encounter the demands for qualified professionals within the Kingdom. This proposal will establish new academic collaborations and Institutional links between the Rostock Catalysis Institute (LIKAT) within Germany, and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). Vision 2030 recognises the need for Saudi Arabia to plan for a sustainable future and model of excellence on all.