Catalytic polymerization of ethylene in aqueous emulsion with a simple in situ catalyst

Macromolecules

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 6711-6715

  Bauers, Florian M ^a   Chowdhry, Mubarik M ^b   Mecking, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPOLYMERS; DERIVATIVES; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; EMULSIONS; HYDROCARBONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

BISCYCLOOCTADIENENICKEL; CATALYTIC POLYMERIZATION; IN SITU CATALYSTS; LINEAR SEMICRYSTALLINE POLYETHYLENE; TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0141795383     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma034164m     Document Type: Article

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