Abstract
In the present work, a kinetic model of crosslinking free‐radical copolymerization based on multidimensional population balances and accounting for multiradicals is developed. The model is applied to the simulation of bulk copolymerization of methyl‐methacrylate (MMA)/ethylene‐glycol‐dimethacrylate (EGDMA). A literature criterion proposed to elucidate the model type best suited for a given system (i.e., with or without MRs) is extended to the industrially relevant case of diffusion limited systems. Moreover, a master plot for the system under investigation is proposed: given the reaction recipe, the error on the gel point prediction employing the monoradical assumption is identified, thus allowing more conscious model selection.
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