Kinetic and microstructure studies of poly (ethylene-co-p-methylstyrene) copolymers prepared by metallocene catalysts with constrained ligand geometry

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1017-1029

  Chung, T C ^a   Lu, H L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPOLYMERIZATION; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYETHYLENES; POLYSTYRENES; REACTION KINETICS;

METALLOCENE; POLYMETHYLSTYRENE;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0032045549     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0518(19980430)36:6<1017::AID-POLA16>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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