During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …

Biobased polymer molecules are a goal for the future. Here, the different intermediate
pathways toward renewable structural constituents, which can substitute petrochemically …

In the last seven decades, the method of moments (MoM) has become an invaluable tool in
the field of polymerization reaction engineering, due to the simplicity of translating a complex …

The molar mass distribution (MMD), which is also known as the molecular weight distribution
(MWD), is a key molecular property for a polymerization process, as it determines polymer …

The radical chemistry of polyacrylate synthesis is non-trivial, due to a significant amount of
side reactions. Backbiting transforms conventional secondary end-chain radicals (ECRs) in …

One of the challenges in reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) in
miniemulsion is identifying the optimal average particle size (dp), offering both high reaction …

Conventional batch solution free radical polymerization (FRP) of n-butyl acrylate (nBuA) with
thermal initiators such as 2, 2′-azobis (2-methylpropionitrile)(AIBN) is known to be strongly …

Acrylate polymerizations with high exothermicity exhibit strongly non-isothermal
characteristics. The presence of side reactions involved in the polymerization mechanisms …

Polymer materials design is essential in a wide range of industries, and the simulation of
polymerization reactions provides a promising approach to the efficient design of synthesis …

Abstract Coupled matrix-based Monte Carlo (CMMC) modeling is applied to gain a deeper
understanding of the mechanism underlying the thermochemical degradation of poly (methyl …