In the last three years, research into the nature and strength of metallocene-based materials has exploded. This is the first and only book to provide comprehensive coverage of the developments and advances in the field by such major polyolefin companies as Dow, Exxon, and Montell. The authors begin with overviews of metallocene catalysis and metallocene-based polyolefins, then discuss all areas of the technology, from applications to end-products.

Table of Contents:
Machine derived contents note: Nature Of Metallocene Catalysts

Metallocene Polymerization Catalysts: Past, Present and Future (J. Ewen)

Alkylalumoxanes: Synthesis, Structure and Reactivity (A. Barron)

MAO-free Metallocene Catalysts for Ethylene (Co)Polymerization (L. Resconi, et al.)

Influence of Metallocene Structures on Molecular and Supermolecular Architectures of Polyolefins (D. Fischer, et al.)

Olefin Polymerization by Monocyclopentadienyl Compounds of Titanium, Zirconium and Hafnium (S. Ewart M. Baird)

Molecular Architecture: A New Application Design Process Made Possible by Single-site Catalysts (A. Torres, et al.)

Generation of Cationic Active Species for Olefin Polymerization from ansa-Metallocene Amide Complexes (I. Kim)

Supported Metallocene Polymerization Catalysis (J. Chien)

Supported Metallocene Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization (G. Hlatky)

Homogeneous Phosphametallocene-based Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization (M. Sone)

Nickel- and Palladium-based Catalysts for the Insertion Polymerization of Olefins (L. Johnson C. Killian)

Ethylene Polymerization

Structure, Properties and Preparation of Polyolefins Produced by Single-site Catalyst Technology (P. Chum, et al.)

New Developments in the Production of Metallocene LLDPE by High-pressure Polymerization (A. Akimoto A. Yano)

Metallocenes as Catalysts for the Copolymerization of Ethene with Propene and Oienes (M. Galimberti, et al.)

Copolymerization of Ethylene with Dienes Using Metallocene/MAO Catalysts (G. Jiang)

Ethylene Polymerization Using a Metallocene Catalyst Anchored on Silica with a Spacer (D.-H. Lee S. Noh)

Propylene Polymerization

Synthesis of Isotactic Polypropylene by Metallocene and Related Catalysts (K. Soga, et al.)

Synthesis and Properties of Metallocene Catalysts for Isotactic Polypropylene Production (W. Spaleck)

Properties of Metallocene-catalyzed Isotactic Polypropylene (W. Spaleck)

Metallocene-catalyzed Syndiotactic Polypropylene: Preparation and Properties (T. Shiomura, et al.)

Synthesis of Atactic Polypropylene Using Metallocene Catalysts (L. Resconi)

Design of Ethylene-bridged ansa-Zirconocene Dichlorides for a Controlled Propene Polymerization Reaction (J. Voegele, et al.)

Index