High molecular mass polyethylene aqueous latexes by catalytic polymerization.
Semicrystalline microparticles of high molecular mass polyethylene can be prepared as aqueous dispersions by catalytic emulsion polymerization of ethylene with a mini-emulsified catalyst precursor (D$\rm{\frown}$D=salicylaldimine, L=pyridine). Stable polymer latexes are formed.
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catalysis; colloids; dispersions; polyethylene; polymerization