Strategies in improving the accuracy of reactivity ratios estimation

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 40 A, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 571-584

  Hagiopol, Cornel ^a   Frangu, Octavian ^b  

^a Georgia Pacific Corporation   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY AND PETROCHEMISTRY ICECHIM   (Romania)

Author keywords

Analytical method; Conversion effect; Copolymerization; Estimation method; ProCop computer program; Reactivity ratios; Solvent effect

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ERRORS; ESTIMATION; MACROMOLECULES; SOLVENTS;

CONVERSION VALUES; NONLINEAR METHOD; REACTIVITY RATIOS;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0038274574     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MA-120020857     Document Type: Article

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