Kinetic studies of the copolymerization of ethylene with norbornene by ansa-Zirconocene/methylaluminoxane catalysts: Evidence of a long-lasting "quasi-living" initial period

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 522-530

  Jansen, Johannes Carolus ^a,b   Mendichi, Raniero ^a   Sacchi, Maria Carmela ^a   Tritto, Incoronata ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE ON MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copolymerization; Kinetics (polym.); Metallocene catalysts; Molar mass distribution; Norbornene

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPOSITION; COPOLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MOLAR MASS;

COPOLYMERS;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE; METHYLALUMINOXANE; NORBORNENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCONOCENE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FRICTION; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037430004     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200390017     Document Type: Article

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