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MetCon2003
"Metallocene and Single-Site Catalysis: Value-Added Resins via Predictable Structure-Property Relationships"
May 8-9, 2003, Westin Oaks Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA

DAY TWO AGENDA

Friday, May 9, 2003

8:00am - 9:00am Registration, Welcome Coffee & "Visit the Exhibits"
9:00am - 9:30am Special Feature - Tandem Catalysis Production of Branched Polyethylene from Ethylene Alone ,
Prof. Dr. Guillermo Bazan, University of California, Santa Barbara
SESSION V: Advances in Metallocene/Single-Site Catalysts for PE
9:30am - 10:00am D/A Metallocenes, Based on a Highly Electrophilic Acceptor Group, Dr. Dr. habil. K.A. Ostoja Starzewski, Bayer AG
10:00am - 10:30am Synthesis and Performance Characteristics of Titanium Catalysts based on Acyclic and Cyclic Sulfone for High Density Polyethylene, Dr. Virendra Kumar Gupta, Reliance Industries Limited
10:30am - 11:00am Morning Break & "Visiting the Exhibits"
11:00am - 11:30am BP/Nova Gas Phase Metallocene Catalyst Collaboration, Dr. Grant Jacobsen, BP Chemicals snc
11:30am - 12:00pm Special Feature - High Throughput Screening for Polymer Applications, Dr. Gert-Jan Gruter, Avantium Technologies
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch on Own
SESSION VI: Structure-Property Relationships for Metallocene and
Single-Site Catalyzed Resins (Part II)
1:30pm - 2:00pm Tailoring the Heat Sealing Behavior of Polypropylene, Dr. Ralph Maier, Novolen Technology Holdings C.V.
2:00pm - 2:30pm Isotactic Block Length Distribution in Polypropylene: Bernoullian vs. Hemiisotactic, Prof. Dr. Stephen A. Miller, Texas A&M University
SESSION VII: Advances in Metallocene/Single-Site Copolymerization/ Functionalization (Part II)
2:30pm - 3:00pm Afternoon Break & "Visit the Exhibits"
3:00pm - 3:30pm A Direct (One-pot) Polymerization Process to
Prepare Chain End OH or NH2 Functionalized i-PP
and i-PP/acrylic Diblock Copolymers; the Combination of Metallocene Catalysis and Reactive Chain Transfer Agents ,
Dr. T.C. Mike Chung, The Pennsylvania State University
3:30pm - 3:45pm Closing Remarks
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