The field of olefin polymerization catalysis has experienced a phenomenal acceleration in
research activity over the past 5 years, with many academic and industrial research …

The miniemulsion process allows the formation of complex polymer nanoparticles and the
encapsulation of widely varying materials into a polymer shell (see examples) …

The demand for low-cost high-performance materials has seen polyolefins'1 share of total
polymer production increase from approximately 30% to 60% over the last 30 years (19702 …

Single-site organometallic catalysts supported on solid inorganic or organic substrates are
making an important contribution to heterogeneous catalysis. Early and late transition metal …

During the 1920's Hermann Staudinger, who was awarded the Nobel prize in 1953,
introduced his revolutionary concept of high molecular weight macromolecules and …

The miniemulsion technique is a particular case in the family of heterophase
polymerizations, which allows the formation of functionalized polymers by polymerization or …

The miniemulsions process represents a versatile tool for the formation of polymeric
nanoparticles consisting of different kinds of polymer as obtained by a variety of …

More than 70 million tons of polyethylene and polypropylene are produced annually. The
majority is prepared by catalytic polymerization employing Ziegler or Phillips catalysts based …

A method for the synthesis of bulky 2-anilinotropones has been developed, utilizing
palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling techniques. Deprotonation of these anilinotropones …

The miniemulsion technique offers the possibility for the encapsulation of different materials,
ranging from liquid to solid, from organic to inorganic, and from molecularly dissolved to …