O
Olefin polymerization, 1, 29, 278
copolymers, 179
P
Palygorskite, 313–315, 355
Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl–titanium amido
complex, 17
Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl–zirconium
dichloride, 10
Phyllosilicates, 314, 355
PMMA/clay, 327
Poly(cyclopentenes), 122
Poly(ethylene-co-5-hexenyl-9-BBN), 240
Poly(ethylene-co-p-methylstyrene), 242
Poly(ethylene-co-1-octene), 286
Poly[propylene-co-p-(3-butenylstyrene)], 248
Polyethylene/clay, 326
Polyethylene/polyamide, 225
Polyethylene-block-polymethylmethacrylate
(PE-b-PMMA), 263
Polyethylene-co-1-decene, 223
Polyethylene-co-allyl-Si(CH3)3, 220
Polyethylenes, 11, 313
borane-terminated (PE-t-B), 253
elastomers, 165
high-density (HDPE), 165, 183, 234, 285
iron catalysts, 347
late-transition metal precatalysts, 163
linear low-density (LLDPE), 16, 29, 38,
238, 285
long-chain branched (LCB), 179, 194
low-density (LDPE), 165, 183
LT-PEs, 164, 165
UHMWPE, 295
Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
(POSS), 284
Polymerization filling, 278
in situ, 311
Polymer-layered silicates (PLS), 313
Polyolefins, 278
carbon hybrid, 288
chain-end functional group, 251
clay nanocomposites, 311, 323
compatibilization, 179
composites, 1
iron catalysts, 341
cyclic comonomers, 117
functional, 179, 233
nanocomposites, 19, 23, 278
self-reinforcing (“all polyolefin”
composites), 294
side chain functional groups, 237
ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW), 282
Polypropylenes (PP), 35, 234, 313
atactic, 8, 13
biaxally oriented (BOPP), 37, 235
CNF/MWCNT, 22
crosslinked, 233, 236
hydroxylated, 233, 236
isotactic, 12, 29, 36, 37
borane-terminated (i-PP-t-B), 255
microstructures, 12
stereo-block, 152
stiffness, 20
syndiotactic, 30, 43, 45, 95, 103
thermal properties/multiple melting, 102
Post-metallocene catalysis, 298
syn-PP-block-poly(propene-ran-norbornene), 157
Propene, 143
ansa-dimethysilylene(fluorenyl)(amido)
dimethyltitanium, 149
dMMAO, 145
polymerization, 14
Propene–norbornene, 128
R
Reaction mechanisms, 29
Reactor blends, 278
Ring-opening metathesis (ROMP), 118
S
Saponite, 314, 355
Sasol process, 286
Silicates, layered, 314
Siloxysubstituted metallocenes, 179
Single-site catalysts, 1, 29, 143, 278
Site epimerization, 43, 83, 89, 99
Stereorigidity, 81
Stereosectivity, 29, 30, 47, 58, 70, 80, 95,
99, 255
Syndiospecific catalysts/polymerization, 53, 96
Syndiospecificity, 43, 55, 109, 143
T
Tantalum, 118, 211
Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, 9
Titanium tetrachloride, 2
Titanium trichloride, 2, 47
Titanocenes, 9, 30
Al(C 2 H 5 ) 2 Cl, 2
Triethylaluminum, 2
Index
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Olefin polymerization, 1, 29, 278
copolymers, 179
P
Palygorskite, 313–315, 355
Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl–titanium amido
complex, 17
Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl–zirconium
dichloride, 10
Phyllosilicates, 314, 355
PMMA/clay, 327
Poly(cyclopentenes), 122
Poly(ethylene-co-5-hexenyl-9-BBN), 240
Poly(ethylene-co-p-methylstyrene), 242
Poly(ethylene-co-1-octene), 286
Poly[propylene-co-p-(3-butenylstyrene)], 248
Polyethylene/clay, 326
Polyethylene/polyamide, 225
Polyethylene-block-polymethylmethacrylate
(PE-b-PMMA), 263
Polyethylene-co-1-decene, 223
Polyethylene-co-allyl-Si(CH3)3, 220
Polyethylenes, 11, 313
borane-terminated (PE-t-B), 253
elastomers, 165
high-density (HDPE), 165, 183, 234, 285
iron catalysts, 347
late-transition metal precatalysts, 163
linear low-density (LLDPE), 16, 29, 38,
238, 285
long-chain branched (LCB), 179, 194
low-density (LDPE), 165, 183
LT-PEs, 164, 165
UHMWPE, 295
Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
(POSS), 284
Polymerization filling, 278
in situ, 311
Polymer-layered silicates (PLS), 313
Polyolefins, 278
carbon hybrid, 288
chain-end functional group, 251
clay nanocomposites, 311, 323
compatibilization, 179
composites, 1
iron catalysts, 341
cyclic comonomers, 117
functional, 179, 233
nanocomposites, 19, 23, 278
self-reinforcing (“all polyolefin”
composites), 294
side chain functional groups, 237
ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW), 282
Polypropylenes (PP), 35, 234, 313
atactic, 8, 13
biaxally oriented (BOPP), 37, 235
CNF/MWCNT, 22
crosslinked, 233, 236
hydroxylated, 233, 236
isotactic, 12, 29, 36, 37
borane-terminated (i-PP-t-B), 255
microstructures, 12
stereo-block, 152
stiffness, 20
syndiotactic, 30, 43, 45, 95, 103
thermal properties/multiple melting, 102
Post-metallocene catalysis, 298
syn-PP-block-poly(propene-ran-norbornene), 157
Propene, 143
ansa-dimethysilylene(fluorenyl)(amido)
dimethyltitanium, 149
dMMAO, 145
polymerization, 14
Propene–norbornene, 128
R
Reaction mechanisms, 29
Reactor blends, 278
Ring-opening metathesis (ROMP), 118
S
Saponite, 314, 355
Sasol process, 286
Silicates, layered, 314
Siloxysubstituted metallocenes, 179
Single-site catalysts, 1, 29, 143, 278
Site epimerization, 43, 83, 89, 99
Stereorigidity, 81
Stereosectivity, 29, 30, 47, 58, 70, 80, 95,
99, 255
Syndiospecific catalysts/polymerization, 53, 96
Syndiospecificity, 43, 55, 109, 143
T
Tantalum, 118, 211
Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate, 9
Titanium tetrachloride, 2
Titanium trichloride, 2, 47
Titanocenes, 9, 30
Al(C 2 H 5 ) 2 Cl, 2
Triethylaluminum, 2
Index
365