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Kinetics of step polymerization with unequal reactivities
Author(s) -
Gandhi K. S.,
Babu S. V.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690250208
Subject(s) - kinetics , polymerization , stoichiometry , monomer , chemistry , thermodynamics , molar mass distribution , polymer chemistry , function (biology) , polymer , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , evolutionary biology , biology
The kinetics of step polymerization involving a monomer with unequal reactivities has been obtained. The polydisperity index (PDI) has also been calculated both as a function of conversion and the initial stoichiometric ratio. It has been shown that the usually assumed maximum value of 2 for PDI can lead to erroneous molecular weight.