Extrusion polymerization: Catalyzed synthesis of crystalline linear polyethylene nanofibers within a mesoporous silica

Science

Volumn 285, Issue 5436, 1999, Pages 2113-2115

  Kageyama, Keisuke ^a   Tamazawa, Jun Ichi ^a   Aida, Takuzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; EXTRUSION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; POLYMERIZATION; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY SCATTERING;

EXTRUSION POLYMERIZATION; POLYETHYLENE NANOFIBERS;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

METHYL GROUP; POLYETHYLENE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANOCENE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032873765     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5436.2113     Document Type: Article

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