Modelling of free radical polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate by a tetrafunctional initiator

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 4827-4859

  Scorah, M J ^a   Dhib, R ^b   Penlidis, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Free radical polymerization; Methyl methacrylate; Polymerization kinetics; Rate and molecular weight modelling; Styrene; Tetrafunctional initiation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REACTION KINETICS; STYRENE;

METHYL METHACRYLATE; POLYMERIZATION KINETICS; RATE AND MOLECULAR WEIGHT MODELING; TETRAFUNCTIONAL INITIATION;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REACTION KINETICS; STYRENE;

EID: 33744536462     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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