Submicron polyethylene particles from catalytic emulsion polymerization

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 29, 2003, Pages 8838-8840

  Bauers, Florian M ^a   Thomann, Ralf ^a   Mecking, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTILAMELLAE PARTICLES;

CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; NUCLEATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUPERCOOLING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POLYETHYLENES;

POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0037622582     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja034504j     Document Type: Article

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