Production of Ultrahigh‐Molecular‐Weight Polyethylene/Pristine MWCNT Composites by Half‐Titanocene Catalysts

Abstract

MWCNT/ Ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composites, where pristine MWCNTs are well dispersed in the UHMWPE matrices, are produced using MWCNT/half-titanocene hybrids as catalysts. The diameter of the UHMWPE-coated MWCNT strands produced is about 30–70 nm, while the diameter of the pristine MWCNTs used is 10–15 nm. UHMWPE composites with a molecular weight greater than 2 × 106 are produced. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.