Modeling of the free-radical copolymerization kinetics with cross linking of vinyl/divinyl monomers in supercritical carbon dioxide

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2823-2844

  Quintero Ortega, Iraís A ^a   Vivaldo Lima, Eduardo ^a   Luna Bárcenas, Gabriel ^b   Alvarado, Juan F J ^c   Louvier Hernández, José F ^b   Sanchez, Isaac C ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^d The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS LINKING; DIVINYLBENZENE; FREE-RADICAL COPOLYMERIZATION KINETICS; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; GELATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; STYRENE;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 18144372412     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie048922o     Document Type: Article

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