A comprehensive simulator/database package for bulk/solution free-radical terpolymerizations

Full Paper: Terpolymerizations in bulk/solution over the entire conversion range are investigated in detail via a general mathematical model and a com prehensive simulator/database package. The model and simulator are extensio ns to terpolymerizations (multicomponent polymerizations) of models describ ed previously in Gao and Penlidis (cf. ref.(1,2))) for free-radical homopol ymerizations and copolymerizations in bulk/solution. Experimental data for terpolymerizations in bulk/solution over the full conversion range are very limited (if non-existent) in the literature. Testing has been performed wi th the very challenging and commercially used system of butyl acrylate/meth yl methacrylate/vinyl acetate in bulk and toluene solution.