Kinetic Study of the Thermopolymerization of Furfuryl Methacrylate in Bulk by Mathematical Modeling. Part A: Simulation of Experimental Data and Sensitivity Analysis of Kinetic Parameters
✍ Scribed by Jurgen Lange; Natalia Davidenko; Roberto Sastre
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 304 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1344
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Mathematical modeling of the thermopolymerization of FM and CMFMA was carried out using a cross‐linked kinetic model proposed for the photo‐initiated polymerization of acryl‐furanic compounds. In this model, the photochemical initiation step was substituted by a thermal one and it was assumed that the constant of radical termination was time‐dependent, which allowed the gel effect (Trommsdorff) at high monomer conversion to be simulated. Optimization of all kinetic constants was achieved and the results of simulation suitably fitted the experimental data of the monomer conversion. The contribution of each step in the mechanism and its dependence on the experimental conditions were estimated by a sensitivity analysis technique.
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