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Kaminsky catalyst
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<p>A Kaminsky catalyst is a <a href="/facts/Catalysis/LPBS7TQC">catalytic system</a> for <a href="/facts/Alkene/RtYcS6kU">alkene</a> <a href="/facts/Polymerization/1hmBz7Ur">polymerization</a>. Kaminsky catalysts are based on <a href="/facts/Metallocene/AecA5Qrk">metallocenes</a> of group 4 <a href="/facts/Transition_metal/0slGWoLQ">transition metals</a> (Ti, Zr, Hf) activated with <a href="/facts/Methylaluminoxane/XN1e2Ilb">methylaluminoxane</a> (MAO). These and other innovations have inspired development of new classes of catalysts that in turn led to commercialization of novel engineering polyolefins. </p>