Edwin J. Vandenberg (1918-2005) was an American polymer chemist who spent most of his career at Hercules Inc., working on catalysis and polymerization chemistry. He independently discovered isotactic polypropylene and developed new Ziegler-type catalysts, including the aluminoxane catalyst used in manufacturing polyether elastomers that came to bear his name. His work on epoxide polymerization and catalyst design earned him the American Chemical Society Priestley Medal in 2003, along with the Charles Goodyear Medal and other honors in polymer science.
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Vandenberg is best known for his work at Hercules in the 1950s through the 1970s that included the independent discovery of isotactic polypropylene, the development of Ziegler-type catalysts and epoxide polymerization.
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Edwin J. Vandenberg (September 13, 1918, June 11, 2005) was a chemist at Hercules Inc.
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