Advances in polyolefins: from catalyst design to smart molecular processing
Convener:
Manfred Bochmann, University of East Anglia, UK
Co-Convener: Daniel Read, University of Leeds, UK
Co-Convener: J. Den Doelder, Dow Benelux BV, The Netherlands
Programme:
Tuesday 13 July (morning and afternoon)
Wednesday 14 July (morning and afternoon)
Thursday 15 July (morning and afternoon)
Symposium Information
The symposium will focus on the following topic areas:
- Advances in polyolefin synthesis
- Polymerization catalysis
- Functionalized polyolefin architectures
- Polyolefin microstructure, mesostructure and molecular topology
- Properties and processing characteristics of polyolefins
- Molecular control of polyolefin rheology
- Polyolefin materials design through structure
- Correlating experiment, theory and computational approaches of polyolefin materials
Keynote Speakers
Rheology as an Ultra-Sensitive Polymer Characterization Tool
Ronald Larson, University of Michigan, USA
Manipulating Center-Surface and Center-Center Cooperative Effects for the Catalytic Synthesis of New Polymeric Materials
Tobin Marks, Northwestern University, USA
Invited Speakers
Custom Polyethylene by Molecular Design
Edmund Carnahan, Dow Chemical Company, USA
New kinetic insight into catalytic olefin polymerization
Vincenzo Busico, Federico II University of Naples, Italy
Molecular architecture and properties of Polypropylene
Christian Paulik, Borealis, Austria
All polyethylene nanocomposites prepared with nanostructured supported single and multiple single-site catalysts
Rolf Mülhaupt, Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg, Germany
Disentangled Linear Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene; from fundamental to technological development
Sanjay Rastogi, Loughborough University, UK
Synthesis of linear and branched polyolefins with controlled microstructures using two single-site catalysts
Joao Soares, University of Waterloo, Canada
Speakers
Monte Carlo Simulation of Morphological Development during Polymer Crystallization in a Temperature Gradient: A Case Study of Syndiotactic Polypropylene
Siripon Anantawaraskul, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Macromolecular Topology and Branch Content of Polyolefins using Small-Angle Neutron Scattering
Gregory Beaucage, University of Cincinnati, USA
Preparation of new elastomers via cyclocopolymerization of ethylene with butadiene
Christophe Boisson, CNRS, France
When in Akron...isobutene polymerization co-initiated by chelating diboranes. When in Zaragoza... polymerization of PhCXiCH using hemi-labile Rh(I) complexes
Scott Collins, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain
Catalytic Synthesis of Styryl-Capped Isotactic Polypropylenes
Jinyong Dong, Institute of Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Truly selective ethylene tetramerisation. Fact or fiction?
Rob Duchateau, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Why two cocatalyst are better in the polymerization of alpha-olefins catalysed by group 4 benzamidinate complexes, and why TIBA is the best cocatalyst for isolobal organoactinides?
Moris Eisen, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Novel moprhology of "nano-oriented crystals (NOC)" of iPP by elongational crystallization and its ultra high performances
Masamichi Hikosaka, Hiroshima University, Japan
Unusual Methods for Morphology Control in Polyolefin Synthesis
Michael Hoffmann, Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research, Germany
Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerisation CCTP1 - The Polymerisation of Ethylene in a Highly Controlled Fashion
Rhett Kempe, Universität Bayreuth, Germany
Isoselective polymerization of propylene by group 4 complexes of halo-Substituted Salan ligands
Moshe Kol, Tel Aviv University Israel
Copolymerization of Ethylene with Cycloolefin or Cyclodiolefin by Bis(beta-dikitiminato)titanium Complexes Activated with Modified Methylaluminoxane
Yuesheng Li, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, China
Detailed Analysis for Shish-kebab Structure during Drawing Process of Polyethylene
Go Matsuba, Yamagata University Japan
The Trapped Disentangled Melt State: Theoretical and Structural Analysis
Tom McLeish, Durham University, UK
Insertion polymerization of polar vinyl monomers
Stefan Mecking, University of Konstanz, Germany
Tandem Catalyst System for Linear Low Density Polyethylene with Short and Long Branching
Stephen Miller, University of Florida, USA
Activation of homo- and copolylmerizations of (meth)acrylates and styrene using neutral nickel complexes: the radical pathway
Vincent Monteil, CNRS / University of Lyon, France
Boundary conditions for the onset of oriented morphology in flow-induced crystallization of polyolefins: visual observations
Oleksandr Mykhaylyk, University of Sheffield, UK
Post-Metallocene Catalysts Based on Dianionic Tridentate Ligands Built on a Quinoline Scaffold: Access to Structurally and Compositionally Diverse Polyolefins
Sandor Nagy, Equistar Chemicals, a LyondellBasell Company, USA
X-ray evidence and formation mechanism of "nano-oriented crystals" of iPP on elongational crystallization
Kiyoka Okada, Hiroshima University, Japan
Effect of matrix topology and carbon nanotube content on the melt flow instabilities of polyethylene nanocomposites
Humberto Palza, Universidad de Chile, Chile
New Palladium Aryl Sulfonate Phosphine Catalysts for the Preparation of Functionalized Polyolefins: Synthesis, Characterization and Studies of Intermediates
Laurent Piche, University of Quebec, Canada
Randomly branched polymer melts: from reactions to rheology
Daniel Read, University of Leeds, UK
Tuneable and Self-Reinforced Polyethylene/MCM-41 Nanocomposites by In Situ Polymerisation: From Synthesis to Structure Characterisation and Properties
Maria do Rosario Ribeiro, Instituto Superior Técnico / Instituto de Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais e Superfícies, Portugal
The Effect of Analysis and Sample Preparation Temperatures on the Chromatography of Polyolefins by High Temperature GPC
Greg Saunders, Varian, Inc., UK
Synthesis of Stereoreular Regioblock Polybutadiene with CoCl2-MAO-Phosphine Catalyst
Takeshi Shiono, Hiroshima University, Japan
Scalable Production of Precision Polyolefins via Living Coordinative Chain-Transfer Polymerization
Lawrence Sita, University of Maryland, USA
On the Behaviour of Trigonal Polymorph in Random Co- and Terpolymers of Isotactic Polypropylene under Tensile and Pressure Deformation
Paola Stagnaro, Istituto per lo Studio delle Macromolecole ISMAC-CNR UOS Genova, Italy
Iron Procatalysts for Ethylene Polymerization and Oligomerization
Wen-Hua Sun, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Hostalen ACP - From optimized process to tailor-made HDPE products
Iakovos Vittorias, LyondellBasell Industries, Germany
Morphology and mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene/olefin block copolymer blends: influence of octene content in the soft segment
Dujin Wang, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
The Role of Solvent Ligated Metal Complexes Associated With Weakly Coordinating Anions (WCAs) In Isobutylene Polymerization
Hui Yee Yeong, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Germany
Poster Presenters
Rationalization of the Solvent Effect in Free Radical Polymerization of Ethylene in the medium pressure range (up to 250 bar)
Etienne Grau, Université de Lyon / CNRS, France
New insights from the "cluster" model of active sites in the Ziegler-Natta polymerization of olefins
Vincent Monteil, Université de Lyon / CNRS / ESCPE Lyon, France
Effect of Clarifying Agent on Photodegradation of Isotactic Polypropylene
Lenka Chvatalova, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic
Effect of Annealing on Mechanical Properties of Nucleated Polypropylene
Lenka Chvatalova, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic
New Palladium Aryl Sulfonate Phosphine Catalysts for the Preparation of Functionalized Polyolefins: Synthesis, Characterization and Studies of Intermediates
Jean-Christophe Daigle, University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada
Composition Ascription Analysis of Disperse phases for Impact Polypropylene Copolymers by AFM/Nano-TA
Hongsheng Tan, Shandong University of Technology, China
Preparation of Polyethyelene Building Blocks
Christophe Boisson, CNRS-UMR C2P2, France
Synthesis of Macroreticular Anion-Exchange Resins based on Poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene): Influence of the Polymerization Conditions on the Degree of Functionalization
Raul Rodrigo, University of Salamanca, Spain
Synthesis and Application of Titanium Complexes Bearing [O-NX] Tridentate Ligands in Ethylene Polymerization
Junfang Li, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China
Direct Synthesis of PE-OH and Its Application in the Preparation of Diblock
Xiuli Sun, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China
Titanium Catalysts for the Copolymerization of Ethylene with 5-Norbornene-2-methanol
Yong Tang, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, China
Effect of Oxidized PP Wax in Organoclay Dispersion
Ali Salimi, Iran Polymer & Petrochemical Institute, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Close Approaches of C-H Bond Hydrogens to Transition Metal Centres: New Types of Interactions with Agostic-like Characteristics
Alastair Nielson, Massey University at Albany, New Zealand
Study on Dicyclopentadiene Polymerization with a New Modified Macroligand-Tungsten Catalyst System
Xiaoping Cai, Jilin Petrochemical Company, China
A study on the use of styrene in controlling the molecular weight and tacticity of polypropylene produced by two metallocene catalysts
Raul Quijada, Universidad de Chile, Chile
Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation and thermal behaviors of Impact polypropylene copolymers with high melt flowability
Xiaoying Lu, Petrochina Petrochemical Research Institute, China
Adsorption on Semi-crystalline Polymers
Sarah Hardman, Durham University, United Kingdom
Asymmetric Polymerization of N-Phenylmaleimide with Rhodium Catalyst in the Presence of Chiral Amine
Tsutomu Oishi, Yamaguchi University, Japan
Influence of TiO2 and Corona treatment on photodegradation of LLDPE films
Guilhermino J. M. Fechine, Presbiterian University Mackenzie, Brazil
Influence of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) on photodegradation of polypropylene/high impact polystyrene blends
Guilhermino J. M. Fechine, Presbiterian University Mackenzie, Brazil
Effect of Boundary Conditions on Morphological Development during Polymer Crystallization: A Monte Carlo Simulation
Siripon Anantawaraskul, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Application of Artificial Neural Network in Ethylene/1-Butene Copolymerization
Siripon Anantawaraskul, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Catalytic Activity of Group 4 Metal Complexes Containing Fluorinated Amidinate Ligands in alpha-Olefin Polymerization
Tatyana Elkin, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Methacrylates in Insertion Polymerization
Thomas Rünzi, University of Konstanz, Germany
Kinetic Studies on the Polymerisation of Functionalised Norbornenes
Lynn Donlon, Durham University, United Kingdom
Evaluation of synthetic methodologies aiming the development of HDPE/MCM-41 nanocomposites with enhanced interfacial adhesion
Artur Bento, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Highly efficient Aminopyridinate ligand stabilised hafnium catalysts for the coordinative chain transfer polymerisation
Isabelle Haas, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
A highly efficient NCN-ligand stabilised organoyttrium catalysed version of the "Aufbaureaktion" leading to terminal functionalised polyethylene
Tobias Bauer, Universität Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
Morphology and mechanical properties of binary blends of polypropylene with statistical and block ethylene-octene copolymers
Guoming Liu, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, China
Investigation on the molecular structure-mechanical properties relations in Polypropylene/poly(ethylene-co-propylene)( (PP/EPR) in-reactor alloys
Ying Zhao, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, China
The Development of Solvent Ligated Metal Complexes Associated With Weakly Coordinating Counteranions for the Polymerization of Isobutylene at Room Temperature
Hui Yee Yeong, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden, Germany
Catalytic Copolymerization of Ethylene with Polar Comonomers: toward Amphiphilic Polyethylenes Changer
Jean-Christophe Daigle, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Vitamin E Additive Influence on Dielectric Losses of gamma-Irradiation Recycled Polyethylene Composites
Ulmas Gafurov, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Uzbekistan
The Effect of Melt-Annealing of Ultrathin Polymer Film on Crystal Growth
Ken Taguchi, Hiroshima University, Japan
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