1. Group IV Catalysts and Cocatalysts.- UV/VIS Studies on the Activation of Zirconocene-Based Olefin-Polymerization Catalysts.- Activation of Siloxy-Substituted Compounds and Homopolymerisation of Ethylene by Different Soluble Alumoxane Cocatalysts.- Methylaluminoxane as a Cocatalyst for Olefin Polymerization. Structure, Reactivity and Cocatalytic Effect.- Olefin Polymerizationunder High-pressure: Formation of Super-high Molecular Weight Polyolefins.- Higher-Order Kinetics in Propene Polymerisations by Zirconocene Catalysts. Analysis of Alternative Reaction Mechanisms via a Genetic Algorithm.- Structures of MAO: Experimental Data and Molecular Models According to DFT Quantum-Chemical Simulations.- A DFT Study of Ethylene Polymerization by Zirconocene-Boron Catalytic Systems.- Activation Reactions of Cp2ZrCl2 and Cp2ZrMe2 with Aluminium Alkyl Type Cocatalysts Studied by in situ FTIR Spectroscopy.- Single Component Zirconocene Catalysts for the Stereospecific Polymerization of MMA.- Modeling Methylaluminoxane (MAO).- 2. Non Group IV Catalysts.- Phosphinoalkyl-Substituted Cyclopentadienyl Chromium Catalysts for the Oligomerization of Ethylene.- 1-Hexene Polymerization Initiated by ?- Diimine [N,N] Nickel Dibromide/MAO Catalytic Systems: Influence of the ?- Diimine Ligand Structure.- 1,3,5-Triazacyclohexane Complexes of Chromium as Homogeneous Model Systems for the Phillips Catalyst.- Rare Earth Half-Sandwich Catalysts for the Homo- and Copolymerization of Ethylene and Styrene.- 3. Traditional Catalysts.- The New Revolutionary Development of Catalysis as The Driving Force for the Commercial Dynamic Success of Polyolefins.- Basic Approaches for the Design of Active Sites on the Traditional Ziegler Catalysts.- Surface Analytical Approaches for the Phillips Catalyst by EPMAand XPS.- Main Kinetic Features of Ethylene Polymerization Reactions with Heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta Catalysts in the Light of Multi-Center Reaction Mechanism.- Hydrogen Effects in Propylene Polymerization with Ti-Based Ziegler-Natta Catalysts. Chemical Mechanism.- Elementary Steps of Ziegler-Natta Catalyst Intermediates Formation. In corporation of Magnesium Alkoxides with [Ti(dipp)4], Ph3SiOH, [A1(CH3)3] , and MC1(3)4 (M = V,Zr).- 4. Polymerization Mechanisms, Catalyst Structure and Polymer Structure Relationships.- Mechanistic Aspects of Olefin Polymerization with Metallocene Catalysts: Evidence from NMR Investigations.- Syndiotactic Specific Structures, Symmetry Considerations, Mechanistic Aspects.- The Particularities of Isospecific Polypropylene Synthesis in Bulk with Ansa-Metallocene Catalysts.- Ethene Polymerization Catalyzed by Monoalkyl and Methyl Substituted Zirconocenes. Possible Effects of Reaction Barriers and Ligand-Metal Agostic Interactions.- A Density Fuctional Theroy Study of the Syndiotactic-Specific Polymerization of Styrene.- Influence of Ligands on the Deactivation of Group IV Metallocene Catalysts in t h e High-Temperature Polymerization of Ethene.- 5. Polymerization, Co-Polymerization, Non-Traditional Monomers and Polymer Characterization.- Correlations Between Chain Branching, Morphology Development and Properties of Polyethenes.- Heterogenized Bifunctional Catalysts in Olefin Polymerization.- Long-Chain Branched Polyethene via Metallocene-Catalysis: Comparison of Catalysts.- New Half-Sandwich Titanocenes for the Polymerization of Butadiene.- Metallocene Catalyzed Copolymerization of Propene with Mono and Diolefins.- A Comparison of the Behavior of Nickel/MAO Catalytic Systems in the Polymerization of Styrene and 1,3-Cyclohexadiene.- 6. Catalyst Heterogenizationand Particle Microreactor Effects.- Activity Limits of Heterogeneous Polymerization Catalysts.- Reversibly Crosslinked Polystyrene as a Support for Metallocenes Part I: Covalently Bonded Metaollocenes a n d Functionalized Supports.- Reversibly Crosslinked Polystyrene as a Support for Metallocenes Part II: Non-Covalent Bonding for the Immobilization.- An Intrinsic Defect of Slow Monomer Diffusion Theroy for Explaining Broad MWDs.- Prepolymerization and Copolymerization Studies Using Homogeneous and Silica-supported Cp2ZrCl2/MAO Catalyst Systems.- Unique Flowability Behavior of Ethylene Copolymers Produced by a Catalyst System Comprising Ethylenebis(indenyl)hafnium Dichloride and Aluminoxane.- Diffusion Measurements in Porous Polymer Particles.
