Author(s)

Tianjia Fu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Country Garden Community, Yangpu Economic Development Zone, Danzhou, 578101, Hainan, China

Corresponding Author

Tianjia Fu

ABSTRACT

This paper systematically compares the overall performance difference between domestic BCM-100H catalyst and imported JHC catalyst in Horizone gas phase process technology for UHMWPE fiber production, and provides a technical reference on the application of domestic substitutes for catalysts. Based on the operation data of industrial facilities, the superiority and inferiority of domestic and imported catalysts were compared in 4 aspects,the catalyst's activity, sensitivity to hydrogen adjustment, product mechanical properties and the stability of process operation. The activity of domestic BCM-100H catalyst is about 9% to 11% higher than the imported catalyst, the consumption of triethylaluminum is about 5% to 8% less than that of the imported catalyst and the consumption of modifiers is about 9% to 30% less,The fluctuation of stirring power in the first reactor is only about 60% to 65% of that of the imported catalyst, hydrogen consumption in the first reactor increased by 13% to 44% and in the second reactor by 16% to 116% for domestic BCM-100H catalyst,The BCM-100H catalyst had a distinct advantage in activity below 70℃, but it still requires optimization for high-temperature stability. Domestic catalysts meet the technical requirement to substitute the imported product in specific consumption, activity, and operational stability,but continuous improvement is needed in high-temperature polymerization, and progress is needed for ultra-high end-grade products.

KEYWORDS

Gas-phase polypropylene; BCM-100H domestic catalyst; Catalytic activity; Hydrogen sensitivity; Operational stability

CITE THIS PAPER

Tianjia Fu. A Comparative Study on the Use of Domestic and Imported Catalysts in the Horizone Process. Industrial Engineering and Innovation Management (2026). Vol. 9, No.1, 44-52. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/ieim.2026.090105.

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