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Aqueous Dispersions of Extraordinarily Small Polyethylene Nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Kolb Ludmila,
Monteil Vincent,
Thomann Ralf,
Mecking Stefan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200460455
Subject(s) - polyethylene , polymerization , aqueous solution , nanoparticle , emulsion polymerization , aqueous medium , catalysis , chemical engineering , polymer science , emulsion , materials science , chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , engineering
Catalytic emulsion polymerization with a hydrophilic catalyst afforded extraordinarily small polyethylene particles of <20 nm size in the form of aqueous dispersions. The small size of the particles renders the dispersions transparent (see picture).