Simulation of free radical bulk/solution homopolymerization using mono- and bi-functional initiators

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 299-464

  Dhib, R ^a,b   Gao, J ^a   Penlidis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECOMPOSITION; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PEROXIDES; POLYACRYLATES; REACTION KINETICS;

BIFUNCTIONAL INITIATORS; MONOFUNCTIONAL INITIATORS;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0034314758     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10543414.2000.10744557     Document Type: Article

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