A theoretical study of the comonomer effect in the ethylene polymerization with zirconocene catalytic systems

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1157-1167

  Cruz, V L ^a   Munoz Escalona A ^b   Martinez Salazar, J ^c  

^a CSIC Centro Tecnico de Informatica CTI   (Spain)

^b REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

1 hexene; Copolymerization; Ethylene; Zirconocene catalysts

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; REACTION KINETICS;

COMONOMER EFFECT; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; ZIRCONOCENE CATALYSTS;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0032072072     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0518(199805)36:7<1157::AID-POLA13>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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