Recent developments in supported polyolefin catalysts: A review

Abstract

Over the last 60 years the ability to reduce olefinic refinery gases or liquids into a metastable solid in a controlled manner has created the colossal business of polyolefin materials. Their continued success is thanks to a deep understanding of how to meet and predict a customer’s needs in terms of a price/performance package and translate that back through the chain of knowledge (Fig. 1.1). This demand has led to constant evolutions within all areas of the business, punctuated by more than its fair share of revolutionary breakthroughs in the areas of catalyst, polymerization process, and polymer processing technology.