Issue 87, 2015

Confined polymerization: catalyzed synthesis of high Tm, nanofibrous polyethylene within porous polymer microspheres

Abstract

Crystalline nanofibers of linear polyethylene were formed through ethylene confined polymerization with porous polymer microsphere-supported titanocene. Polyethylene nanofibers (<70 nm) aggregated to form intertwined thicker fibers (300 nm to 22 μm). The obtained PE has high Mw and Tm. Interestingly, the high Tm (142.4 °C) was maintained in the second stage of heating.

Graphical abstract: Confined polymerization: catalyzed synthesis of high Tm, nanofibrous polyethylene within porous polymer microspheres

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Jul 2015
Accepted
12 Aug 2015
First published
14 Aug 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 70703-70706

Author version available

Confined polymerization: catalyzed synthesis of high Tm, nanofibrous polyethylene within porous polymer microspheres

K. Wang, J. Lei and G. Zhou, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 70703 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA13945G

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