Alternative view of long chain branch formation by metallocene catalysts

Macromolecules

Volumn 43, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 8836-8852

  Yang, Qing ^a   Jensen, Michael D ^b   McDaniel, Max P ^a  

^a Chevron Phillips Research Department   (United States)

^b Davison Catalysts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO-MONOMER; LONG CHAIN BRANCHES; MACROMERS; METALLOCENE CATALYST; METALLOCENE STRUCTURE; METALLOCENES; POLYETHYLENE PRODUCTION; REACTOR VARIABLES; SHORT CHAIN BRANCHES; SLURRY POLYMERIZATION;

CATALYSTS; ORGANOMETALLICS; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 78149246309     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma101469j     Document Type: Article

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