ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Heterophasic copolymers (also known as HECO polymers) or often referred to only as impact copolymers or block copolymers comprise a polymer matrix with a dispersed rubbery copolymer phase. The polymer ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The use of co-sonication (ad-miniemulsion) polymerisation for the preparation of highly filled polymer/clay hybrid latexes is described. Laponite (Lap) content levels in the range of 10–50 wt% were ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Polymethacrylates are well known adhesives and can carry specific functionality, but have the disadvantage that their flexible backbones impart limited thermal stability and mechanical strength. ...

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: From the Sasol Fischer- Tropsch process, a variety of different a-olefins are produced. Sasol recently started presenting these a-olefins to polymer producers. To demonstrate the application possibilities ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The objective of this research was to produce discrete, nano-shaped polymeric structures on the same length scale as, or one to one copies of, templates, deformable templates or structure-directing h ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study concerns the incorporation of adamantane containing monomers 3-(1-adamantyl)-1-propene and 1-(1-adamantyl)-4-vinylbenzene into ethene, propene and higher a-olefins using different catalytic ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Self-emulsifiable and self-assembling nano-particle phosphated and siloxane-modified polyurethane dispersions, for use in metal coatings, were synthesised from a new phosphate monomer, a carboxylate ...

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Complex polymer systems have multiple distributions with regard to molecular parameters such as molar mass, functionality, chemical composition, molecular architecture and microstructure. These distributions ...