The influence of mixed activators on ethylene polymerization and ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization with silica-supported ziegler-natta catalyst

Molecules

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 9323-9339

  Senso, Nichapat ^a   Khaubunsongserm, Supaporn ^b   Jongsomjit, Bunjerd ^a   Praserthdam, Piyasan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PTT PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Ethylene polymerization; Mixed activator; Polyethylene; Silica support; Ziegler Natta catalyst

Indexed keywords

1 HEXENE; 1-HEXENE; ALKENE; ETHYLENE; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; CATALYSIS; ETHYLENES; POLYETHYLENE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 78650667583     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules15129323     Document Type: Article

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