An experimental investigation on the evolution of the molecular weight distribution in styrene emulsion polymerization

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 989-1006

  Miller, Christoper M ^a   Clay, Paul A ^a,c   Gilbert, Robert G ^a   El Aasser, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

^c UCAR Emulsion Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Emulsion polymerization; Molecular weight distribution; Morphology; Styrene

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED REACTION CALORIMETER; CHAIN TRANSFER; PSEUDOBULK KINETICS; STYRENE AB INITIO EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; ZERO ONE KINETICS;

CALORIMETERS; CHARACTERIZATION; CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MONOMERS; MORPHOLOGY; REACTION KINETICS; STYRENE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EMULSION POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0031121439     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0518(19970430)35:6<989::AID-POLA2>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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