Analysis of the phase separation induced by a free-radical polymerization in solutions of polyisobutylene in isobornyl methacrylate

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 7535-7542

  Soulé, Ezequiel R ^a   Eliçabe, Guillermo E ^a   Borrajo, Julio ^a   Williams, Roberto J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SOLUTIONS; VOLUME FRACTION;

ISOBORNYL METHACRYLATE; POLYISOBUTYLENE;

PHASE SEPARATION;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLUTIONS; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 36349025332     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie061567c     Document Type: Article

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