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Controlled Functionalization Of Crystalline Polyolefins And Their Application In Soluble Polymer Support, Jihoon Shin

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Functionalization of polyolefins has been recognized as a useful methodology for the generation of new materials with a wide range of applications. Recently, crystalline or semi-crystalline polyolefins have drawn increasing attention in both industrial and academic fields as one of the most interesting engineering plastics, due to their remarkable physical and mechanical properties. This dissertation describes: (1) novel methods for the direct postfunctionalization of crystalline polyolefins to introduce functionality, (2) characterizations for the functionalized polymers to analyze their structures, molecular-weight properties, thermal properties, and hydrophilicity, and (3) an application of the modified crystalline polystyrene as a soluble polymer support for …