Separation of methylalumoxane (MAO) by adsorption on siliceous porous mater
ials with different average pore diameters has been carried out; polymeriza
tion of ethylene was conducted with Cp2ZrCl2 using the separated MAO as coc
atalyst, it was found that the MAO adsorbed on MCM-41 with average pore siz
e of ca. 25 Angstrom is very effective for ethylene polymerization.