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Chem. Commun., 2008, 4186 - 4188, DOI: 10.1039/b718241d

Highly dispersed clay–polyolefin nanocomposites free of compatibilizers, via the in situ polymerization of -olefins by clay-supported catalysts

Susannah L. Scott, Brian C. Peoples, Cathleen Yung, René S. Rojas, Vikram Khanna, Hironari Sano, Toru Suzuki and Fumihiko Shimizu

In situ polymerization by certain transition metal catalysts supported on and activated by acid-treated montmorillonite produces well-dispersed clay–polyolefin nanocomposites, without requiring either organic surfactants to be present in the clay phase or modification of the polyolefin structure.

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