Model for the aggregation state of living anionic polymers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 1032-1050

  Frischknecht, Amalie L ^a   Milner, Scott T ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; BINDING ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICELLES; NEGATIVE IONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

LIVING ANIONIC POLYMERS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0035121066     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1328068     Document Type: Article

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