Artigo Revisado por pares

Simulation of RAFT Dispersion Polymerization in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

2008; Wiley; Volume: 17; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/mats.200800006

ISSN

1521-3919

Autores

Gabriel Jaramillo‐Soto, M. Luz Castellanos‐Cárdenas, Pedro R. García‐Morán, Eduardo Vivaldo‐Lima, Gabriel Luna‐Bárcenas, Alexander Penlidis,

Tópico(s)

Polymer Science and PVC

Resumo

Abstract The RAFT radical polymerization of vinyl monomers in supercritical carbon dioxide was modeled using the Predici® simulation package. The sensitivity of polymerization responses on formulation and process variables was analyzed. The simulations were carried out using kinetic and physical parameters corresponding to the polymerization of methyl methacrylate in supercritical carbon dioxide, using AIBN as initiator, at 65 °C and 200 bar, and using values of the addition and fragmentation kinetic rate constants of a “typical” RAFT agent, as reference conditions. This is the first report in the literature addressing the modeling or simulation of RAFT polymerization in supercritical carbon dioxide. magnified image

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