Heterogeneous single-site catalysts for olefin polymerization

Chemical Reviews

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1347-1376

  Hlatky, Gregory G ^a  

^a Equistar Chemicals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SUPPORTS; PILOT PLANTS; POLYMERIZATION;

SINGLE-SITE CATALYSTS;

POLYOLEFINS;

EID: 0033732391     PISSN: 00092665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cr9902401     Document Type: Article

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