Prediction of mean square radius of gyration of tree-like polymers by a general kinetic approach

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2007

Authors

costa, mrpfn (Author) FEUP; dias, rcs (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Polymer

Vol. 48

Pages: 1785-1801

ISSN: 0032-3861

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Chemical sciences

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Authenticus ID: P-004-B6Z

DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2007.01.033

Abstract (EN): This paper describes a kinetic method to predict the z-average molecular mean square radius of gyration of tree-like polymers formed by irreversible reactions, assuming Gaussian chains. It is based on the population balance equations for the two-sided molecular distributions of pendant chains associated with every chemically distinguishable kind of bonds. An automated method for the solution of those equations is valid both before as well as after gelation for complex kinetic schemes. Examples of its use are presented with polycondensation systems leading to hyperbranched polymers, the anionic polymerization of mono- and divinyl monomers and a radical polymerization with terminal branching and transfer to polymer.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 17