Post-metallocene catalysts for the synthesis of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene: Recent advances

AA Antonov, KP Bryliakov - European Polymer Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the progress of transition metal catalyzed ethylene polymerization
to ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), focusing on the catalytic activities of …

Emerging trends in olefin polymerization: a perspective

RS Birajdar, D Bodkhe, P Gupta… - … Science, Part A, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The seemingly matured field of olefin polymerization still poses several challenges and
holds enormous potential to meet contemporary material requirements. In this feature article …

Unprecedented mechanical properties in linear UHMWPE using a heterogeneous catalytic system

RP Gote, D Romano, J van der Eem, J Zhao… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Several homogeneous postmetallocene complexes are known to produce weakly entangled
ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (disentangled UHMWPE) under controlled …

Silica-supported catalyst for the synthesis of low entangled UHMWPE suitable for solid-state processing

H Yang, S Lolage, J van der Eem, S Rastogi… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Different types of silica (mesoporous, spherical and nano-size particles), pre-activated with
methylaluminoxane (MAO), are used to activate and support the bis [N-(3‑tert …

Novel titanium (IV) diolate complexes with additional O‐donor as precatalyst for the synthesis of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene with reduced entanglement …

VA Tuskaev, SC Gagieva, DA Kurmaev… - Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
New alkoxo‐titanium (IV) complexes with diolate ligand containing additional donor oxygen
atom have been synthesized from readily available and scalable precursors. The structure of …

Effect of activator and outgoing ligand nature on the catalytic behavior of bis (phenoxy-imine) Ti (IV) complexes in the polymerization of ethylene and its …

SC Gagieva, KF Magomedov, VA Tuskaev… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
A series of bis (phenoxy-imine)(FI) titanium (IV) and zirconium (IV) complexes have been
synthesized. The effect of the nature of the activator (MAO, combinations EtnAlCl3-n+ …

Unveiling the Viscoelastic Response of Nonequilibrium Low-Entangled Polymer Melt during Its Equilibration

H Yang, A Louhichi, D Romano, S Rastogi - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
New rheological experiments are presented to investigate the equilibration mechanism of
low-entangled, high-molar-mass linear polyethylene upon melting. The evolution of linear …

Influence of diverse MgClx/R'nClmAly (OR) z activators/supports in tailoring of entangled state of UHMWPE

RP Gote, D Romano, J van der Eem, S Gaikwad… - Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Heterogeneous MgCl x/Et n Al y (2-ethyl-1-hexoxide) z dual activator/support,
together with bis [N-(3‑tert-butylsalicylidene) pentafluoroanilinato] titanium (IV) dichloride …

DFT insight into metals and ligands substitution effects on reactivity of phenoxy-imine catalysts for ethylene polymerization

P Apilardmongkol, M Ratanasak, J Hasegawa… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The reaction mechanism of ethylene (ET) polymerization catalyzed by the phenoxy-imine
(FI) ligands using DFT calculations was studied. Among five possible isomers, isomer A …

Vanadium (V) imido chlorides and n-propoxides—Towards a rational design of vanadium imido precatalysts for ethylene polymerization

AS Kayda, AV Rumyantsev, SV Zubkevich… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Vanadium (V) imido complexes are widely used in olefin polymerization and
oligomerization. In this report we present the synthesis and the results of ethylene …