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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Kinetic Modeling of Precipitation and Dispersion Polymerizations

Authors : L. Ivano Costa, G. Storti

Published in: Polymer Reaction Engineering of Dispersed Systems

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Dispersion and precipitation polymerizations represent a simple and attractive synthetic platform for the production of a large variety of polymers and micron-sized particles. Although the main qualitative features of these processes have been known for a long time, obtaining quantitative descriptions of the polymerization kinetics and, especially, the full molecular weight distributions, is still a major challenge because of the heterogeneous nature of the reactions. This review summarizes the most relevant aspects of the processes involved, focusing on the free-radical polymerization mechanism, with special emphasis on the key role of radical interphase transport. We describe a unified mathematical modeling framework that has enabled accurate description of reaction rates and evolution of molecular weight distributions in a number of cases. Examples of copolymerization reactions carried out in organic and supercritical fluids are discussed to demonstrate the reliability and capabilities of the modeling approach.

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Metadata
Title
Kinetic Modeling of Precipitation and Dispersion Polymerizations
Authors
L. Ivano Costa
G. Storti
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Polymer Reaction Engineering of Dispersed Systems

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-96435-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-96436-2

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2017_13

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