Two-state models for olefin polymerization using metallocene catalysts. 1. Application to fluxional metallocene catalyst systems

Macromolecules

Volumn 33, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 7249-7260

  Nele, Márcio ^a,b   Collins, Scott ^a,d   Dias, M L ^b   Pinto, J C ^b   Lin, Shirleyo ^c   Waymouth, Robert M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; OLEFINS; POLYPROPYLENES;

METALLOCENE CATALYSTS;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0034300595     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma000401z     Document Type: Article

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