A non-PFT (Polymerization Filling Technique) approach to poly(ethylene-co-norbornene)/MWNTs nanocomposites by in situ copolymerization with scandium half-sandwich catalyst

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 5709-5719

  Andrea, Ravasio ^a   Laura, Boggioni ^a   Incoronata, Tritto ^a   Cristina, D'Arrigo ^a   Angelo, Perico ^a   Julia, Hitzbleck ^b   Jun, Okuda ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Copolymerization; Nanocomposites; Polyolefins; TEM

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SPECIES; ALTERNATING COPOLYMER; CO-ORDINATIVELY UNSATURATED; COPOLYMERIZATION REACTIONS; CYCLIC OLEFIN COPOLYMERS; HALF-SANDWICH; IN-SITU; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; MASTER BATCH; NMR ANALYSIS; NORBORNENES; TEM; THF LIGANDS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST POISONING; COPOLYMERS; DYES; ETHYLENE; FILLING; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYOLEFINS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SCANDIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 70349758467     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.23614     Document Type: Article

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