Abstract

AbstractAlthough simulations of polymerizations have been performed using population‐balance and method‐of‐moments techniques to determine the properties of copolymers, the method used most often to estimate copolymer composition distribution is based on probabilistic arguments and is not entirely compatible with the population balance approach. In this paper, a model based on the method of moments is presented that determines not only the molecular weight and copolymer composition characteristics, but also allows prediction of the copolymer distribution. The method is applied to controlled‐radical polymerization. Batch polymerizations are simulated to illustrate the effect of composition drift, and shot polymerizations are simulated to show the potential to produce copolymers with customized sequence distributions.magnified image

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