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ESR study of the radical polymerization of styrene

5. Temperature dependence of propagation and termination rate constants over a wide temperature range

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The absolute rate constant of propagation (kp) in styrene polymerization was determined on the basis of ESR detection of the polymer radical in the temperature range of 0 to 130°C. The Arrhenius plot of kp gave a good linear relationship and the activation energy of the propagation was evaluated to be 39.7 KJ/mol. The termination rate constants over the same temperature range were also obtained by using the kp values according to the standard kinetics of radical polymerization. Apparent activation energy of the termination was estimated to be 15.6 KJ/mol.

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka City University, Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, 558, Osaka, Japan

    Bunichiro Yamada, Masakazu Kageoka & Takayuki Otsu

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Yamada, B., Kageoka, M. & Otsu, T. ESR study of the radical polymerization of styrene. Polymer Bulletin 29, 385–392 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00944835

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