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- Title
Development of Cyclic Propagation Kinetics for Modeling the Nitroxide-mediated Radical Copolymerization of Styrene- Divinylbenzene.
- Authors
Aguiar, Leandro G.; Gonçalves, Miguel A. D.; Pinto, Virgínia D.; Dias, Rolando C. S.; Costa, Mário Rui P. F. N.; Giudici, Reinaldo
- Abstract
A kinetic model including the cyclic propagation (cyclization) is proposed for the nitroxide-mediated radical copolymerization of styrene-divinylbenzene. The method involves a balance of sequences of units, which connect a radical center and a pendant double bond present in the same polymer chain. The rate constant for cyclization was considered a function of the sequence length. Good agreement between the model predictions and experimental data for solution and suspension controlled copolymerizations was found. The rate constant of cyclization for the smallest ring (3 monomeric units) was estimated to be 700 s−1 at 90 °C, and the activation energy was estimated to be 32 500 cal mol−1.
- Subjects
RING formation (Chemistry); CHEMICAL reactions; COPOLYMERIZATION kinetics; NITROXIDE derivatives; BENZENE derivatives
- Publication
Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, 2014, Vol 8, Issue 4, p282
- ISSN
1862-832X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mren.201300105