Metallocene-based Polyolefins

Dr. John Scheirs has worked extensively with poly and related polyesters. His early work involved studying the UV stability of PET and poly- ethylene naphthalate - in France and later he was involved with studying various industrial problems involving polyesters, such as photodegradation, annealing, crystallization behaviour, embrittlement, degradation by aminolysis, differential scanning calorimetry analysis, environmental stress cracking, hydrolysis, nucleating agents, transesterification, injection moulding of recycled PET compounds, solid-state polycondensation, desiccant drying of PET and melt stabilization of PET. More recently in the period 1998-2000, he was the technical manager for Coca-Cola Amatil's world-first PET reforming plant which converts post-consumer PET bottles into high-grade, high IV palletized PET for direct reuse in new bottles and injection and sheet moulding applications. John Scheirs is now the principal consultant with ExcelPlas Polymer Technology where he specializes in polymer recycling chemistry, formulation, processing and testing. Dr. Duane Priddy is founder and CEO of Plastic Failure Labs. he is a polymer and plastic consultant, expert witness, and forensic scientist in Michigan. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Central Michigan University and as a principal scientist for Dow Chemical Company.

• MECHANISTIC ASPECTS OF METALLOCENE CATALYSTS. Molecular Modeling Studies on Stereospecificity andRegiospecificity of Propene Polymerizations by Metallocences (P.Corradini, et al.). Chiropicity of Metallocene Catalysts and Propene Polymerization (G.Di Silvestro). Stereospecific Polymerization of Chiral -Olefins (A.Zambelli). Computational Modeling of Single-site Polymerization Catalysts (T.Woo, et al.). CYCLOOLEFINS, DIENES AND FUNCTIONALIZED OLEFINPOLYMERIZATION. Homo- and Copolymerization of Cycloolefins by Metallocene Catalysts(W. Kaminsky & M. Arndt-Rosenau). Metallocene Catalysts for 1,3-Diene Polymerization (L. Porri, etal.). New Functionalized Olefin Copolymers Synthesized by Metallocenesand Novel Organometallic Catalysts (B. Lofgren & J.Seppala). PLASTOMERS AND ELASTOMERS. Constrained Geometry Single-site Catalyst Technology Elastomers andPlastomers for Impact Modifications and Automotive Applications (K.Sehanobish, et al.). Structure, Properties and Applications of Polyolefin ElastomersProduced by Constrained Geometry Catalysts (T. Ho & J.Martin). Packaging Applications Using Enhanced Polyethylenes and PolyolefinPlastomers Produced by Contrained Geometry Single-site Catalysts(K. Koch, et al.). Measurement, Mathematical Modeling and Control of Distribution ofMolecular Weight, Chemical Composition and Long-chain Branching ofPolyolefins Made with Metallocene Catalysts (J. Soares & A.Penlidis). STYRENE POLYMERIZATION. Structure, Properties and Applications of Ethylene-StyreneInterpolymers (M. Guest, et al.). Metallocene-Based Reactive Polyolefin Copolymers Containingp-Methylstyrene (T. Chung). COMMERCIAL METALLOCENE POLYMERIZATION METHODS. Applications of Metallocene Catalysts to Large-scale Slurry LoopReactors (D. Fahey, et al.). Multi-catalyst Reactor Granule Technololgy for the Production ofMetallocene Polymers (J. Haylock, et al.). Metallocene Catalyst Technology in a Bimodal Polymerization Process(H. Knuuttila, et al.). RHEOLOGY AND PROCESSING OF METALLOCENE-BASED POLYMERS. Rheological Properties of Metallocene-catalyzed Polyolefins in theMelt and Solid States and Comparison with Conventional Polyolefins(J. Carella & L. Quinzani). Rheology and Processing of Metallocene-based Polyolefins (F.Eckstein, et al.). Melt-rheological Characteristics of Metallocene-catalyzedPolyethylenes (D. Rohlfing & J. Janzen) Extrusion Characteristics of Metallocene-based Polyolefins (C.Cheng). APPLICATIONS OF METALLOCENE-BASED POLYOLEFINS. Film Applications for Metallocene-based Propylene Polymers (A.Mehta, et al.). Medical Applications of Metallocene-catalyzed Polyolefins (R.Portnoy & J. Domine). Constrained Geometry-catalyzed Polyolefins in Durable and Wire andCable Applications (S. Betso, et al.). Production and Use of Metallocene-based Polyethylene in RotomoldingApplications (A. Fatnes, et al.). Index.