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Particle Growth During the Polymerisation of Olefins on Supported Catalysts, 1 – Nascent Polymer Structures
Author(s) -
McKenna Timothy F. L.,
Di Martino Audrey,
Weickert Guenter,
Soares João B. P.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
macromolecular reaction engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1862-8338
pISSN - 1862-832X
DOI - 10.1002/mren.200900025
Subject(s) - polymer , polymerization , catalysis , particle (ecology) , materials science , process (computing) , polymer science , chemical engineering , product (mathematics) , particle size , polymer chemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , composite material , mathematics , engineering , oceanography , geometry , operating system , geology
It is shown that the relationship between the catalyst/polymer structure, process conditions and final product properties needs to be addressed in more detail. From an industrial point of view, the interest starts from the need to control the growth of the catalyst/polymer particle during the polymerisation process. This first part of a two‐part review discusses the different factors that can influence the physical properties of the nascent polymer, and how these can impact the evolution of particle morphology.