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New Vistas in Frontal Polymerization
Author(s) -
Mariani Alberto,
Bidali Simone,
Fiori Stefano,
Malucelli Giulio,
Ricco Laura
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200451401
Subject(s) - polymerization , monomer , polymer , materials science , polymer chemistry , polyester , chain growth polymerization , bulk polymerization , polymer science , radical polymerization , composite material
Abstract Frontal Polymerization is a technique for the synthesis of polymers that, by exploiting the heat liberated by the self‐same reaction, generates a hot front that can sustain and propagate itself from one end of the reactor to the other converting monomer into polymer. After the activation and following formation of the front, it is not necessary to provide any other form of energy in order to carry out polymerization. In this article we will summarize some of the recent results we have obtained in the application of Frontal Polymerization to the preparation of polyurethanes, unsaturated polyester resins, and polyacrylates.