Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress ›› 2023, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (8): 3979-3989.DOI: 10.16085/j.issn.1000-6613.2023-0739

Previous Articles     Next Articles

Research advances on runaway decomposition of high pressure polyethylene: Reaction mechanism, initiation system and model

ZHANG Zhichen1(), ZHU Yunfeng1, CHENG Weishu2, MA Shoutao1, JIANG Jie1, SUN Bing1(), ZHOU Zichen2, XU Wei1()   

  1. 1.State Key Laboratory of Chemical Safety, SINOPEC Research Institute of Safety Engineering Co. , Ltd. , National Registration Center for Chemicals, Ministry of Emergency Management, Qingdao 266000, Shandong, China
    2.SINOPEC Yanshan Petrochemical Company, Beijing 102500, China
  • Received:2023-05-06 Revised:2023-06-14 Online:2023-09-19 Published:2023-08-15
  • Contact: SUN Bing, XU Wei

高压聚乙烯失控分解研究进展:反应机理、引发体系与模型

张智琛1(), 朱云峰1, 成卫戍2, 马守涛1, 姜杰1, 孙冰1(), 周子辰2, 徐伟1()   

  1. 1.化学品安全全国重点实验室,中石化安全工程研究院有限公司,应急管理部化学品登记中心,山东 青岛 266000
    2.中国石油化工股份有限公司北京燕山分公司,北京 102500
  • 通讯作者: 孙冰,徐伟
  • 作者简介:张智琛(1993—),男,工程师,研究方向为化工过程安全。E-mail:zhangzc.qday@sinopec.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(22278452)

Abstract:

High pressure polyethylene, as known as low density polyethylene (LDPE), is the most widely used plastic products in the world. However, LDPE preparation needs to be carried out under high pressure process, and then ethylene will decompose out of control under adiabatic compression condition with a large risk of ignition and explosion. This paper analyzed the causes of LDPE production accidents at home and abroad in recent years, introduced the high pressure polymerization process of LDPE and discussed the polymerization and decomposition mechanism of LDPE synthesis in detail. The main causes of the runaway decomposition of ethylene caused by initiators and hot spots at high temperature were summarized, and the key parameters as well as limit boundary of the runaway decomposition of ethylene under polymerization conditions were also described carefully. In addition, the mathematical model and development of ethylene decomposition were fully introduced and discussed. Finally, this paper put forward the problems that needed to be solved to deal with the essential safety production of LDPE, and proposed the solution and future development direction to provide thinking for the future safety development of LDPE process and capacity improvement.

Key words: high pressure polyethylene, ethylene, initiator, runaway decomposition, model

摘要:

高压聚乙烯又名低密度聚乙烯(LDPE),是当前世界上用途广泛和产量较大的塑料制品。然而LDPE的合成需要在高于150MPa的工艺条件下进行,燃爆风险高。本文对LDPE高压聚合工艺过程进行了介绍,探讨了LDPE合成过程中的聚合与分解机理,分析了引发剂和高温热点导致乙烯失控分解的致灾机制,对聚合条件下乙烯失控分解的关键参数和极限边界进行了阐述。此外,对乙烯分解的数学模型及发展进行了介绍和论述。最后,本文提出了当前应对LDPE本质安全化生产所需解决的问题,并对此提出了解决思路与发展方向,以期为我国自主知识产权的LDPE工艺安全发展提升提供思考。

关键词: 高压聚乙烯, 乙烯, 引发剂, 失控分解, 模型

CLC Number: 

京ICP备12046843号-2;京公网安备 11010102001994号
Copyright © Chemical Industry and Engineering Progress, All Rights Reserved.
E-mail: hgjz@cip.com.cn
Powered by Beijing Magtech Co. Ltd