Methylaluminoxane-free ethylene polymerization with in situ activated zirconocene triisobutylaluminum catalysts and silica-supported stabilized borate cocatalysts

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 3240-3248

  Charoenchaidet, Sumate ^a   Chavadej, Sumaeth ^a   Gulari, Erdogan ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; In situ activation; Metallocene catalysts; Polyethylene (PE); Supported borane

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA;

BORATE COCATALYSTS; CHLOROTRIPHENYLMETHANE; DIMETHYLANILINE; HETEROGENIZATION; METALLOCENE CATALYSTS; METHYLALUMINOXANE; POLYDISPERSITY INDEX; TRIISOBUTYLALUMINUM; TRISPENTAFLUOROPHENYLBORANE; ZIRCONOCENE;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0036790929     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.10410     Document Type: Article

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