Dual-site supported metallocene catalyst design for bimodal polyolefin synthesis

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 687-694

  Hamilton, Phillip ^a   Song, Hao ^a,b   Luss, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimodal polyolefins; Catalyst design; Dual site catalyst; Metallocene catalysts; Temperature rise

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL POLYOLEFINS; CATALYST DESIGN; DUAL-SITE CATALYSTS; METALLOCENE CATALYSTS; TEMPERATURE RISE;

CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

POLYOLEFINS;

CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYOLEFINS; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 33947514751     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11094     Document Type: Article

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