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Modeling the Kinetics of Monolith Formation by RAFT Copolymerization of Styrene and Divinylbenzene
Author(s) -
LópezDomínguez Porfirio,
HernándezOrtiz Julio César,
Barlow Kristine J.,
VivaldoLima Eduardo,
Moad Graeme
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
macromolecular reaction engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1862-8338
pISSN - 1862-832X
DOI - 10.1002/mren.201400013
Subject(s) - divinylbenzene , copolymer , raft , chain transfer , styrene , kinetics , monolith , polymer chemistry , polymer , materials science , chemical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , radical polymerization , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
The synthesis of monoliths by reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) copolymerization of styrene and divinylbenzene (DVB) at high‐crosslinker content is studied using the recently reported multifunctional polymer molecule approach. The agreement between model predictions, incorporating diffusion‐control, and experimental data from CSIRO is good for all cases analyzed. This includes examples with high‐crosslinker concentrations, which cause deviation from some of the simplifying assumptions imposed in the model.