A Cross-Linking Copolymerization Mathematical Model Including Phase Separation and Cyclization Kinetics
A Cross-Linking Copolymerization Mathematical Model Including Phase Separation and Cyclization Kinetics
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DOI:
10.1002/mats.201500018
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发表时间:
2015-05-01
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1.4
通讯作者:
Aguiar, Leandro G.
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作者:
Aguiar, Leandro G.
This work presents a mathematical model for the cross-linking copolymerization of styrene-divinylbenzene comprising the phase separation and cyclization kinetics. The gelation dynamics was modeled through the Numerical Fractionation technique, and the phase separation was taken into account through modified Flory's equations. A balance of sequences was used in order to ensure cyclization reactions in the model. The present approach tends to predict the copolymerization's main variables and it was compared with porosity data from literature. The cyclization reactions effect on the phase separation behavior could also be assessed. The cyclization rate coefficient was found to be a function of the solvents system used in the reaction. Further details can be provided by the model through the Numerical Fractionation method which allows one to calculate the concentration of chains from different generations, and their effect upon the polymer particle porosity.