Catalytic Production of Olefin Block Copolymers via Chain Shuttling Polymerization
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We report a catalytic system that produces olefin block copolymers with alternating semicrystalline and amorphous segments, achieved by varying the ratio of α-olefin to ethylene in the two types of blocks. The system uses a chain shuttling agent to transfer growing chains between two distinct catalysts with different monomer selectivities in a single polymerization reactor. The block copolymers simultaneously have high melting temperatures and low glass transition temperatures, and therefore they maintain excellent elastomeric properties at high temperatures. Furthermore, the materials are effectively produced in economically favorable, continuous polymerization processes.
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Multiblock polyolefins with sequences of crystalline high-density PE and amorphous low-density polyolefin possess both a high Tm and low glass transition temperature (Tg) which provide strength and elasticity across a large window of operating temperatures and conditions.
“multiblock polyolefins with sequences of crystalline highdensity PE and amorphous low-density polyolefin possess both a high T m and low glass transition temperature ( T g) which provide strength and elasticity across a large window of operating temperatures and conditions”
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The Tm of ethylene/α-olefin statistical copolymers decreases with increasing α-olefin incorporation.
“the T m of ethylene/α-olefin statistical copolymers decreases with increasing α-olefin incorporation”
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- Authors
- Arriola, D. J., Carnahan, E. M., Hustad, P. D., Kuhlman, R. L., & Wenzel, T. T.
- Affiliations
- Dow Chemical (United States) (US)
- Corresponding author
- Arriola, Daniel J.
- Carnahan, Edmund M.
- Hustad, Phillip D.
- Kuhlman, Roger L.
- Wenzel, Timothy T.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2006-05-05
- Volume
- 312
- Issue
- 5774
- Pages
- 714-719
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2039450143
- Cited by
- 1,003
- References
- 24
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- FWCI
- 26.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Science (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Keywords
- olefin block copolymers, low glass transition temperature, elastomer properties, continuous polymerization
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