Polymethylaluminoxane organic frameworks (sMAOF) – highly active supports for slurry phase ethylene polymerisation

A series of modified solid polymethylaluminoxane (sMAO) catalyst supports have been developed for slurry phase ethylene polymerisation, using aryl di-ol modifier groups.

Supported permethylindenyl titanium catalysts for the synthesis of disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (disUHMWPE)

New permethylindenyl-phenoxide (PHENI*) ansa-metallocene titanium complexes immobilised on inorganic solid supports are highly effective catalysts for ethylene polymerisation capable of producing disentangled ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.

Catalyzed chain growth polymerisation of ethylene using lanthanidocenes/dialkylmagnesium: further developments and one pot synthesis of narrow dispersed high molecular weight fatty alcohols

Ethylene polymerisation was performed via an improved in situ Ln/Mg CCG process and applied to the synthesis of high Mn linear alcohols.

Solution XANES and EXAFS analysis of active species of titanium, vanadium complex catalysts in ethylene polymerisation/dimerisation and syndiospecific styrene polymerisation

Mechanistic studies through the solution XANES and EXAFS analysis for V and Ti complex catalysed ethylene polymerisation/dimerization, and syndiospecific styrene polymerisation, including interpretation of the XANES spectra, have been introduced.

Group 4 permethylindenyl complexes for slurry-phase polymerisation of ethylene

Supported group 4 permethylindenyl based catalysts displayed extremely high ethylene polymerisation activity affording popcorn shaped low molecular weights polyethylenes.

Switchable living nickel(ii) α-diimine catalyst for ethylene polymerisation

Design and synthesis of a Ni(ii) “sandwich” α-diimine complex (1) resulted in a switchable catalyst for the living polymerisation of ethylene over a range of temperatures and pressures.