Molecular weight distribution (Soluble and insoluble fraction) in emulsion polymerization of acrylate monomers by monte carlo simulations

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 5934-5947

  Arzamendi, Gurutze ^a   Leiza, Jose Ramon ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; MEAN FIELD THEORY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WELL DRILLING;

ACRYLATE MONOMERS; MID-CHAIN RADICALS;

MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 50849139858     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie701752f     Document Type: Article

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