University of Tennessee Research Foundation

Jordan Michael Kaiser

Brian Keith Long

A method of preparing a polyolefin is disclosed. In some examples, the method comprises contacting an olefin monomer with an olefin polymerization precatalyst and a photoacid generator (PAG) to provide an olefin polymerization mixture; and irradiating the olefin polymerization matrix for a first period of time with ultraviolet or visible light, activating the precatalyst to catalyze polymerization of the olefin monomer, thereby preparing a polyolefin. Additive manufacturing approaches employing the methods are also disclosed, as are ink compositions comprising an olefin polymerization precatalyst and a PAG.

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Jordan Michael Kaiser