Activity Enhancement of MgCl2-supported Ziegler-Natta Catalysts by Lewis-acid Pre-treatment for Ethylene Polymerization
- Corresponding author: Jean Raynaud, jean.raynaud@univ-lyon1.fr Vincent Monteil, vincent.monteil@univ-lyon1.fr
Citation:
Matthieu Humbert, Sébastien Norsic, Jean Raynaud, Vincent Monteil. Activity Enhancement of MgCl2-supported Ziegler-Natta Catalysts by Lewis-acid Pre-treatment for Ethylene Polymerization[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science,
;2019, 37(10): 1031-1038.
doi:
10.1007/s10118-019-2335-8
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