RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION AT HIGH CONVERSION—DIFFUSION CONTROLLED TERMINATION AND PROPAGATION

Abstract

Abstract A deeper understanding of the dynamics of macromolecules in polymer melts (reptation theory—de Genne and others refer to PVC-Cleveland on long term aging of glassy polymers) has sparked a number of investigations on the modelling of the termination and propagation reactions in free radical homopolymerization. These recent contributions will be reviewed and some statements will be made about limitations of the present models and recommendations will be made for future study.