| Abstract
| - Kinetic analysis of high-conversion free-radical polymerization is discussed in terms of thecomplete solution of the classical kinetic scheme, which involves initiation, propagation, termination,and chain-transfer reactions. Expressions for kinetics of formation of each species existing in thepolymerization mixture are presented. To demonstrate the applicability of the mathematical model,monomer conversion and the formation of the insoluble polymer component in the dispersion polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate (MMA) in 2-propanol have been measured at 70 °C. Thevalues obtained for kd and kp/kt1/2, where kd, kp, and kt are dissociation, propagation, and terminationrate constants, respectively, are in agreement with those reported in the literature.
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