Olefin polymer technologies-History and recent progress at The Dow Chemical Company

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 797-819

  Chum, P Steve ^a   Swogger, Kurt W ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis technology; Chain shuttling; Elastomer; Metallocene; Molecular modeling; Olefin block copolymer; Plastomer; Polyolefins; Post metallocene; Speed based design

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; AVIATION; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CATALYSIS; OLEFINS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PETROCHEMICALS; POLYMERS; POLYOLEFINS; PRODUCT DESIGN; PROPYLENE;

CATALYSIS TECHNOLOGY; CHAIN SHUTTLING; ELASTOMER; METALLOCENE; MOLECULAR MODELING; OLEFIN BLOCK COPOLYMER; PLASTOMER; POST-METALLOCENE; SPEED-BASED DESIGN;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 53149103893     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2008.05.003     Document Type: Review

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