Mathematical modeling of the poly(lactic acid) ring-opening polymerization using stannous octoate as a catalyst

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 933-937

  Mehta, Rajeev ^a   Kumar, Vineet ^a   Upadhyay, S N ^b  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Modeling and simulation; Poly(lactic acid); Polymerization mechanism; Polymerization rate constants

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; RATE CONSTANTS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMERIZATION RATE CONSTANTS; STANNOUS OCTOATE;

LACTIC ACID;

CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); LACTIC ACID; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; RATE CONSTANTS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

CATALYST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONOMER; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 35148833624     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550701280406     Document Type: Article

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