Open AccessTHE VERSATILITY OF COORDINATION COMPOUNDS IN POLYETHYLENE PRODUCTION: A REVIEW OF CATALYST SYSTEMS
Author(s) -
Eleidiana Andréia Seixas de Oliveira,
Fernando Tobias Sílveira,
Adelaide Maria Vieira Viveiros,
Nara Regina de Souza Basso,
Zildete Rocha,
João Henrique Zimnoch dos Santos
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
química nova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.214
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1678-7064
pISSN - 0100-4042
DOI - 10.5935/0100-4042.20140282
Subject(s) - catalysis , polyethylene , production (economics) , materials science , biochemical engineering , chemistry , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , economics , macroeconomics
Taking into account the relevance of polyethylene for modern society and the role of catalysts for the production of this material, in the present work, we carried out a review of the main catalytic systems used in industry and academia. Most systems consist of coordination compounds, whose structural versatility allows the tuning of the characteristics of polyethylene for different applications. The structural aspects and chemical reactivity of such systems are discussed based on the existing literature and experimental data