Linear Made using metallocene catalysts

Equation 2.87 can be used to represent the CLD of polyolefins made with the combination of two or more metallocenes very well [35, 38]. This is a reasonably easy case, since the individual metallocenes can be tested separately to obtain the values of Flory s T parameter. For multiple-site catalysts, such as heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta and Philips catalysts, the procedure for obtaining r values for each site type is more elaborate and involves the deconvolution of the MWD into several Flory s distributions. This subject will not be covered in this chapter the reader is directed to references 39 and 40 at the end of the chapter for more information on this subject. Suffice to say that MWD deconvolution involves the use of a non-linear least-squares optimization routine to... 

These linear elastomers are produced by coordination polymerization using a Phillips or Z-N catalyst at low P and T. Here belongs Mxsten XLDPE from Eastman Chem. and Attane ULDPE from Dow. The first metallocene-catalyzed VLDPE was a hexene copolymer with p = 0.912 g mL made in the UNIPOL gas-phase process with Z-N catalyst and introduced by ExxonMobil as Exceed metallocene VLDPE. The resin has outstanding sealing properties (hot tack and seal strength) compared with ZN-VLDPE. The solution polymerization in a hydrocarbon usually is carried out in a continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR), at r = 160-300 °C and P = 2.5-10 MPa with the residence time of 1-5 min [Dow in 1992 and UCC in... 

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