Copolymer hydrodynamic volume distribution in a free radical copolymerization process

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-70

  Crowley, Timothy J ^a   Choi, Kyu Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

HYDRODYNAMIC VOLUME DISTRIBUTION; MARK-HOPUWINK CONSTANTS;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0033074253     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10543414.1999.10744499     Document Type: Article

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