Carbon monoxide copolymers

Random ethylene-carbon monoxide copolymers have been known for many years and have properties somewhat similar to low density polyethylene. Alternating ECO copolymers were first produced long ago by Reppe of BASF in... 

As noted above, there is experimental evidence to indicate that the carbonyl groups of (vinyl chloride)-(carbon monoxide) copolymers are effective sensitizers for the photodegradation of these materials (9,10,11). A reasonable sensitization mechanism can be formulated for this system on the basis of the information now on hand. 

The blending of polymeric organic carbonyl compounds, e.g., ethylene/carbon monoxide copolymer, with the parent polymer, e.g., polyethylene, gives a plastic film material that degrades within 3 months. 

A. Sen (ed.) Catalytic Synthesis of Alkene-Carbon Monoxide Copolymers and... 

Consiglio G, Milani B (2003) In Sen A (ed) Catalytic Synthesis of Alkene-Carbon Monoxide Copolymers and Cooligomers, chap. 6. Kluwer Academic, Dordrecht, p 189... 

Chatani, Y., T. Tazikawa, S. Mcrahashi, Y. Sakata, and Y. Nishimura Crystal structure of polyketone (1 1 ethylene/carbon monoxide) copolymer. J. Polymer Sci. 55, 811 (1961). 

Harlan G, Kmiec C (1995) Ethylene-carbon monoxide copolymers. In Scott G, Gilead D (eds) Degradable polymers principles and applications. Chapman Hall, London, chap 8... 

According to the literature data available, no catalyst has yet been found that might make it possible to obtain a prevailingly syndiotactic propylene/carbon monoxide copolymer. 

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