ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
Ziegler-Natta polymerization
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EPDM
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metallocene catalysts
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Chemistry
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Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Ethylene (E), propylene (P), and 1,4-hexadiene (HD) were terpolymerized with rac-1,2-ethylenebis (1-η5-indenyl) zirconium(IV) dichloride and methylaluminoxane (Et[Ind]2ZrCl2/MAO), and compared with the copolymerizations of E/P, E/HD, P/HD, and terpolymerization using ethylidene norbornene (ENB) as the termonomer. HD lowers the polymerization activity, the effect is more pronounced for P/HD and E/P/HD using large amount of P, than for E/HD and E/P/HD using feed low in P. The polymer molecular weight is most strongly affected by the temperature of polymerization (Tp), whereas the E/P ratio in the feed has virtually no effect. The reactivity ratios rE and rP are 3.0 and 0.3, respectively, at 20°C but rP becomes larger than rE at TP = 70°C. 1H-NMR spectra showed occurrence of cycloaddition in the homopolymerization of HD; on the other hand, HD is incorporated in the terpolymer only by linear 1,2-addition. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1995.080330612
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