EQUILIBRIUM POLYMERIZATION; POLYFUNCTIONAL INITIATORS.

Abstract

The equilibrium polymerization theory of Tobolsky and Eisenberg is extended to the case of initiation by polyfunctional species, under the assumption that only a single monomer is involved and no cross-linking occurs. A general indexing scheme is given which permits derivation of the relation between degree of polymerization and equilibrium constants for initiation and propagation steps for any functionality of initiator. An explicit derivation for the case of trifunctional initiator is given, and the result for general functionality is provided. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1964
Accession Number
AD0605146

Entities

People

  • A. Eisenberg
  • M. E. Baur

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives Initiators
  • Polymerization

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Statistical inference.