Synthesis of functional polyolefins using metallocenes: A comprehensive review

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-230

  Atiqullah, Muhammad ^a   Tinkl, M ^b   Pfaendner, R ^c   Akhtar, M N ^a   Hussain, I ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CIBA GEIGY LTD   (Switzerland)

^c Ciba Lampertheim GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional polyolefins; Metallocenes; Protection deprotection technique; Research challenges

Indexed keywords

CATALYST STRUCTURES; CHAIN TERMINATIONS; CO-MONOMER; COCATALYST; COMONOMER INCORPORATION; COMONOMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION REACTIONS; CYCLIC OLEFINS; DEPROTECTION; FUNCTIONAL COPOLYMERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYOLEFINS; METALLOCENES; METHYLALUMINOXANE; MULTI-STEP; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

CATALYSTS; COPOLYMERIZATION; ETHYLENE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; ORGANOMETALLICS; OXYGEN; POLYOLEFINS; PROPYLENE; RESEARCH; STYRENE;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 77951430819     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583721003704289     Document Type: Review

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