Research report 2004 - Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Organic Nanoparticles as Support for Metallocene Catalysts
Authors
Klapper, Markus; Müllen, Klaus
Departments
Synthetische Chemie (Prof. Dr. Klaus Müllen)
MPI für Polymerforschung, Mainz
Summary
By supporting metallocenes on µm-sized aggregated organic nanoparticles, prepared by emulsion polymerization, highly active catalysts for the olefin polymerization can be obtained. The influence of the support is studied by scanning confocal optical microscopy and videomicroscopy.