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AUTHOR
Davood Hassanian-moghaddam
Mechanistic study on the metallocene-based tandem catalytic coordinative chain transfer polymerization for the synthesis of highly branched polyolefins
Abstract Creation and control of long-chain branches (LCBs) in coordination polymerization of olefins is an enduring focus of research in both academia and industry. We have recently introduced a tandem catalytic coordinative chain transfer polymerization reaction where upon the concerted function of the polymerization catalyst, the chain transfer agent (CTA), and the displacement catalyst, a highly branched microstructure can be formed. Here we introduce a new tandem catalytic system using Et(Ind)2ZrCl2 as the polymerization catalyst. Despite the optimal reaction temperature for the cooperative function of catalyst components is lower than the ideal temperature for the productivity of the …
Analytical representation of bimodality in bivariate distribution of chain length and chemical composition of copolymers
Abstract Tuning the bimodality of microstructural features in polymers has provided novel properties and applications. A classic example is to overcome the trade-off between processability and mechanical properties in polyolefins. A recent example is to decrease the interfacial tension in blending incompatible polymers. Therefore, the development of a bimodality index (BI), especially for the chain length distribution (CLD) and the chemical composition distribution (CCD), is crucial for the quantitative design of materials. This study introduces quantitative expressions for the bimodality of univariate CLD on the linear scale, and CCD. Moreover, we develop a bimodality criterion for bivaria…
Control over Branching Topology by Introducing a Dual Catalytic System in Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerization of Olefins
Coordinative polymerization brings opportunities for producing well-defined long-chain branched polyolefins specifically by using homogeneous single-site catalysts. Herein, we report a new dual cat...