Predicting multidimensional distributive properties of hyperbranched polymer resulting from AB2 polymerization with substitution, cyclization and shielding

I. Kryven*, P. D. Iedema

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Abstract

A deterministic mathematical model for the polymerization of hyperbranched molecules accounting for substitution, cyclization, and shielding effect has been developed as a system of nonlinear population balances. The solution obtained by a novel approximation method shows perfect agreement with the analytical solution in limiting cases and provides, for the first time in this class of polymerization problems, full multidimensional results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3472-3484
Number of pages13
JournalPolymer
Volume54
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Jun 2013

Keywords

  • Chain length distribution
  • Convolution
  • Hyperbranched polymer

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