History of Polyolefins: The World’s Most Widely Used Polymers

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction to History of Polyolefins....Pages 1-7
The Discovery of Polyethylene and Its Effect on the Evolution of Polymer Science....Pages 9-53
Research Work in High Pressure Polyethylene Synthesis at C.d.F. Chimie....Pages 55-69
The History of the Crosslinking of Polyolefins....Pages 71-86
Early Polyolefin Synthesis with Ziegler Catalysis....Pages 87-101
History of Crystalline Polypropylene....Pages 103-115
An Overview of Polypropylene Resins....Pages 117-130
History of Helical Structures in Vinyl Polymers....Pages 131-142
Polyolefin Elastomers — Fifty Years of Progress....Pages 143-161
Optically Active Polyolefins....Pages 163-176
Ethylene Copolymer Ionomers....Pages 177-192
Catalysis and the Polyethylene Revolution....Pages 193-211
The Development of High Activity Catalysts in α-Olefin Polymerization....Pages 213-242
The Role of Mgcl 2 on the Activity of Olefin Polymerization....Pages 243-256
Synthesis of Polyolefins with Homogeneous Ziegler-Natta-Catalysts of High Activity....Pages 257-270
CNRS Contribution to the Phillips Catalysts....Pages 271-305
Controlled Rheology PP Resins....Pages 307-318
Conclusions....Pages 319-321
Back Matter....Pages 323-336