Abstract

A new Monte Carlo simulation model for the kinetics of emulsion copolymerization of vinyl and divinyl monomers is proposed. The polymer particles formed in emulsion polymerizations usuelly consist of less than 10 8 monomeric units; therefore, the kinetic behavior of all polymer molecules in each polymer particle can be simulated easily using the Monte Carlo method. It was found that the molecular weight distribution development in emulsion cross-linking copolymerization is completely different from that in homogeneous polymerizations. A drastic change in molecular weights at the gel point that is characteristic of homogeneous polymerizetions is not a requisite for the microgel formation

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