Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene: Catalysis, structure, properties, processing and applications

K Patel, SH Chikkali, S Sivaram - Progress in polymer science, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) belongs to an emerging class of high-
performance specialty polymers with a unique set of properties and applications. The field …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances on α-diimine Ni and Pd complexes for catalyzed ethylene (Co) polymerization: A comprehensive review

R Wu, WK Wu, L Stieglitz, S Gaan, B Rieger… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract α-Diimine Ni and Pd complexes are one of the most examined late-transition
organometallics in the application of catalyzed ethylene (co) polymerization. These …

Structural evolution of iminopyridine support for nickel/palladium catalysts in ethylene (oligo) polymerization

Q Mahmood, X Li, L Qin, L Wang, WH Sun - Dalton Transactions, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The interest in the late transition metal catalyst based design of new architectures of
polyethylene (PE) has continuously been increasing over the last few years. The structure of …

Recent advances in Ni-mediated ethylene chain growth: Nimine-donor ligand effects on catalytic activity, thermal stability and oligo-/polymer structure

Z Wang, Q Liu, GA Solan, WH Sun - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Homogeneous nickel catalysts have a considerable track record for mediating ethylene
chain growth in the form of oligomerization and more recently polymerization. Within the …

Recent advancements in α-diimine-nickel and-palladium catalysts for ethylene polymerization

M Qasim, MS Bashir, S Iqbal, Q Mahmood - European Polymer Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
The fascination of the well-defined metal catalysts for olefin polymerization is their capability
to control the properties of the polymer such as topology (linear to highly branched), range of …

Post-metallocene catalysts for the synthesis of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene: Recent advances

AA Antonov, KP Bryliakov - European Polymer Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
This review summarizes the progress of transition metal catalyzed ethylene polymerization
to ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), focusing on the catalytic activities of …

Enhancing the Thermal Stability of α-Diimine Ni (II) Catalysts for ethylene polymerization via Symmetrical axial shielding strategy

L Wang, M Liu, Q Mahmood, S Yuan, X Li, L Qin… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Targeting practical complex catalyst for ethylene polymerization, the catalytic system
requires a good thermo-stability along with high activity as well as reasonable molecular …

Developments in compartmentalized bimetallic transition metal ethylene polymerization catalysts

H Suo, GA Solan, Y Ma, WH Sun - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Recent progress concerning the application of compartmentalized bimetallic complexes as
homogeneous catalysts in ethylene polymerization is reviewed with particular regard to …

Thermally stable unsymmetrical 2, 3-diiminobutane-nickel pre-catalysts for synthesis of high molecular weight polyethylene elastomers

X Li, L Qin, Q Mahmood, Z Yu, S Zou, Y Wang… - European Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Steric effects significantly impact catalytic performance of α-diimine nickel pre-catalyst
toward ethylene polymerization. In this contribution, a family of five new unsymmetrical 2, 3 …

Ultra-high molecular weight elastomeric polyethylene using an electronically and sterically enhanced nickel catalyst

Q Mahmood, Y Zeng, E Yue, GA Solan, T Liang… - Polymer …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A collection of ten related 1, 2-bis (imino) acenaphthene-nickel (II) halide complexes,[1-[2, 6-
{(C6H5) 2CH} 2-4-{C (CH3) 3}-C6H2N]-2-(ArN) C2C10H6] NiX2 (X= Br: Ar= 2, 6 …