Comparison of Ziegler-Natta and metallocene ethylene elastomer products

Rubber World

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 20-26

  Harrington, Bruce A ^a   Williams, M Glenn ^a  

^a ExxonMobil Chemical

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELASTOMERS; ETHYLENE; STEREOCHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ETHYLENE ELASTOMERS (EE); METALLOCENES; PLASTOMERS; ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS;

POLYOLEFINS;

EID: 3042598796     PISSN: 00359572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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