Metallocene catalysts for 1-butene polymerization

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 207, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2257-2279

  Resconi, Luigi ^a   Camurati, Isabella ^a   Malizia, Federica ^a  

^a Basell Poliolefine Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Isotactic; Metallocene catalysts; NMR; Poly(1 butene); Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

BUTENES; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANOMETALLICS; POLYBUTENES; POLYMERIZATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

MELTING POINTS; METALLOCENE; ZIRCONOCENES;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 33845994015     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: 15213935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.200600307     Document Type: Article

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