Methyl-branched polyethylene

Tunable plastic to elastomer

By tailoring the branch structure, the mechanical properties of polyethylene can be continuously tuned from plastic to elastomer; the chloronickel catalyst yields polymers with exclusively methyl branches.

Areej, Khalid · Zexu, Hu · Ma, Yanping · Mahmood, Qaiser · 73550550 · Ayesha, Razzaq · Wang, Yizhou · Liang, Tongling · Sun, Wenhua

European Polymer Journal 2025

Specifications

最高活性

{'zh': '20.3 × 10⁶', 'en': ''} g mol⁻¹

甲基支链含量最高

{'zh': '91.6', 'en': ''} %

Advantages

Branching degree 55–91/1000C