Investigation of ethylene polymerization using soluble Cp 2ZrCl2/MAO catalytic system via response surface methodology

Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition)

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-140

  Ahmadi, Mostafa ^a   Jamjah, Roghieh ^a   Nekoomanesh, Mehdi ^a   Zohuri, Gholamhossein ^b   Arabi, Hassan ^a  

^a IRAN POLYMER AND PETROCHEMICAL INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ethylene polymerization; Experimental design; Metallocene catalysts; Polymerization kinetics; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS;

ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; METALLOCENE CATALYSTS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 34249725475     PISSN: 10261265     EISSN: 10261265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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