E. Mendizabal et al., MONOMER CHAIN CROSS-TRANSFER CONSTANTS AND CROSS TERMINATION FACTOR EVALUATIONS ON STYRENE-ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMERIZATION, Polymer engineering and science, 35(2), 1995, pp. 195-201
Using low conversion bulk copolymerization experimental data and the a
pparent rate constant model, the monomer chain cross-transfer rate con
stants and the cross-termination coefficient were evaluated. It was fo
und that the dependence of the cross-termination coefficient on compos
ition is a function of initiator efficiency and that monomer chain cro
ss-transfer rate constant are relevant for the theoretical estimation
of the molecular weights and molecular weight distributions.