Abstract
A kinetic model has been developed for radical chain growth type of reactive polymer processing operations. This model incorporates considerations of the molecular diffusion that is described by a free volume theory and the basic reaction mechanism of the free‐radical chain polymerization. Experimental results from the bulk styrene polymerization and a reaction of sheet molding compound (SMC) showed good agreement with the model.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1585-1593 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | AIChE Journal |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1985 |