Research Article

Polyethylene/Clay Nanocomposites Produced by In Situ Polymerization with Zirconocene/MAO Catalyst

Table 2

Melting temperature, crystallinity, and 1-hexene (comonomer) insertion of the polymers and polymer nanocomposites.

RunPolymerAmount of clay A (wt%) (°C) (%)1-Hexene insertionc (%)

1PE13451
2513457
31013251
42013244

9LLDPE114332.2
105n/adn/a29.6
11101322815.8
1220108235.2

Melting temperature ( ) was obtained from DSC measurement.
Crystallinity ( ) was calculated based on DSC results.
1-Hexene insertion was obtained from 13C-NMR spectrum equalling to [HHH] + [HHE] + [EHE].
Not detected.