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POLYMERS
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym9060185
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polyolefins; coordination catalysis; specialty polymers; high-performance resins; macromolecular engineering; tailor-made polymers; history of science
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This paper reports the principal discoveries which have played a major role in the polyolefin field and have positioned polyolefins as the most produced plastics. The early development of polyolefins covering the production of LDPE (Low density polyethylene) at ICI (Imperial Chemical Industries) and the discovery of Phillips or Ziegler-Natta catalysts are highlighted in the first section. In the second part, the impact of the implementation of molecular catalysts on the research in polyolefins is discussed together with the most recent advances leading to high-performance tailor-made resins.
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