简介：Isotacticpoly(butene-1)(iPB)withsphericalmorphologywassynthesizedsuccessfullywithbulkprecipitationpolymerizationwithoutpost-treatmentoftheproducts.ThebulkprecipitationpolymerizationprocessmadeitpossibleforiPBtobeusedasgeneralplasticduetotheacceptabledecreasedcostcomparedwiththesolutionpolymerizationprocess.TheinfluenceofcatalystresiduesontheagingandthermalstabilityofiPBsynthesizedbybulkprecipitationpolymerizationmethodwasinvestigatedbygelpermeationchromatography,mechanicalperformancetesting,thermogravimetricanalysisandinfraredspectroscopicanalysis.CommercialiPBandthelab-madeiPBwithvariedcatalystresiduecontentswerestudied.TheresultsdemonstratedthatthecatalystresiduesplayedanimportantroleintheagingprocessoftheiPB.Apossiblemechanismofagingpromotionbycatalystresidueswasproposed.