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Kinetic Investigations of the Metallocene – Catalyzed Polymerization of Ethylene at High Pressure
Author(s) -
Rau A.,
Schmitz S.,
Luft G.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4125(200205)25:5<494::aid-ceat494>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - comonomer , metallocene , post metallocene catalyst , polymerization , ethylene , catalysis , polymer , polymer chemistry , coordination polymerization , molar mass distribution , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , solution polymerization , engineering
Metallocene catalysts are already used for the industrial high‐ pressure polymerization of ethylene. The products from this process show a small molecular weight distribution and a uniform incorporation of the comonomer. Excellent properties, suitable for the industrial use of the polymers results from this special molecular structure. In this paper recent investigations into the kinetics of the metallocene‐catalyzed polymerization of ethylene at high pressure are presented.