Prediction of the bivariate molecular weight - Long chain branching distribution in highly branched polymerization systems using Monte Carlo and sectional grid methods

Macromolecules

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2224-2234

  Meimaroglou, Dimitrios ^a   Krallis, Apostolos ^a   Saliakas, Vassilis ^a   Kiparissides, Costas ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED POLYMERIZATION SYSTEMS; FIXED PIVOT TECHNIQUES (FPT); SECTIONAL GRID METHODS;

ALGORITHMS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYVINYL ACETATES;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 33947615639     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma0623439     Document Type: Article

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