Issue 21, 2021

Compartmentalized polymerization in aqueous and organic media to low-entangled ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

Abstract

Catalytic copolymerization with functional group tolerant lipophilic Ni(II) catalysts in aqueous emulsion-type polymerization or dispersion polymerization in organic solvents (THF, n-heptane) yields ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) as submicron- or micron-sized, respectively, particles. Precise multiblock copolymers with crystallizable C46 polyethylene blocks and amorphous soluble polybutene blocks, as well as a random ethylene-octene copolymer with similar block lengths were suitable for particle stabilization in the organic dispersion polymerizations.

Graphical abstract: Compartmentalized polymerization in aqueous and organic media to low-entangled ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Mar 2021
Accepted
27 Nis 2021
First published
07 May 2021

Polym. Chem., 2021,12, 3116-3123

Compartmentalized polymerization in aqueous and organic media to low-entangled ultra high molecular weight polyethylene

F. P. Wimmer, V. Ebel, F. Schmidt and S. Mecking, Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 3116 DOI: 10.1039/D1PY00394A

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