Monitoring dispersion polymerisations of methyl methacrylate in supercritical carbon dioxide

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 423-428

  Wang, Wenxin ^a   Griffiths, Rhiannon M T ^a   Giles, Matthew R ^a   Williams, Phil ^b   Howdle, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Hazard Evaluation Laboratory Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Dispersion polymerisation; Methyl methacrylate; Super critical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENTHALPY; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); MONOMERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS;

DISPERSION POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0037350731     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-3057(02)00249-5     Document Type: Article

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