Initiation mechanisms in radical polymerization: Reaction of tert-alkyl peroxypivalates with methyl methacrylate

Macromolecules

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2843-2847

  Nakamura, Tomoyuki ^a,c   Busfield, W Ken ^a   Jenkins, Ian D ^a   Rizzardo, Ezio ^b   Thang, San H ^b   Suyama, Shuji ^c  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c NOF Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INITIATION PROCESS; PHOTOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; THERMOLYSIS;

COMPOSITION; HYDROGEN; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0031139574     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9615765     Document Type: Article

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