Table 3. Optimization of the Polymerization Conditions Using Ni1/MAO^a.

run	T (°C)	t (min)	Al/Ni	PE (g)	activityb	Mwc	Mw/Mnc	Tm (°C)d
1	30	30	1500	5.64	5.64	7.13	2.0	85.4
2	30	30	2000	6.87	6.87	9.21	2.0	94.7
3	30	30	2500	7.93	7.93	9.35	2.3	92.7
4	30	30	3000	6.81	6.81	8.59	2.3	89.7
5	30	30	3500	5.78	5.08	7.93	2.2	86.5
6	20	30	2500	4.48	4.48	15.19	2.4	104.8
7	40	30	2500	5.31	5.31	5.35	2.1	69.8
8	50	30	2500	2.06	2.06	4.30	2.0	62.6
9	30	05	2500	1.21	7.25	7.44	2.2	85.7
10	30	15	2500	3.76	7.52	7.89	2.3	96.1
11	30	45	2500	10.04	6.69	10.63	2.5	97.0
12	30	60	2500	11.15	5.58	12.43	2.5	101.0
13e	30	30	2500	2.80	2.80	5.73	2.2	68.8
14f	30	30	2500	trace	trace

^aConditions: 2.0 μmol Ni1, 100 mL toluene, and 10 atm of C₂H₄.

^b10⁶ g of PE (mol of Ni)⁻¹ h^–1.

^cM_w: kg mol^–1, determined by GPC.

^dDetermined by DSC.

^e5 atm of C₂H_4.

^f1 atm of C₂H_4.