Introduction to industrial polyethylene : properties, catalysts, processes /

This concise primer reviews the history of polyethylene and introduces basic features and nomenclatures for this versatile polymer. Catalysts and cocatalysts crucial to the production of polyethylene are discussed in the first few chapters. Latter chapters provide an introduction to the processes us...

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Main Author: Malpass, Dennis B.
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Salem, Mass. : Hoboken, NJ : Scrivener Pub. ; John Wiley and Sons, ©2010.
Series:Wiley-Scrivener.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This concise primer reviews the history of polyethylene and introduces basic features and nomenclatures for this versatile polymer. Catalysts and cocatalysts crucial to the production of polyethylene are discussed in the first few chapters. Latter chapters provide an introduction to the processes used to manufacture polyethylene and discuss matters related to downstream applications of polyethylene such as rheology, additives, environmental issues, et cetera Providing industrial chemists and engineers a valuable reference tool that covers fundamental features of polyethylene technology, this new.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 136 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780470900468
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