On the steady-state approximation in thermal free radical frontal polymerization

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 641-654

  Spade, C A ^a   Volpert, V A ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Free radical polymerization; Frontal polymerization; Steady state assumption

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS;

FRONTAL POLYMERIZATION;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0038198045     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00350-4     Document Type: Article

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