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Polymerization of vinyl monomers in petroleum bitumen and properties of the related composites

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Kinetic features of the radical polymerization of styrene, methyl methacrylate, and n-butyl methacrylate in road petroleum bitumen are studied in relation to the initiator type. The prepared polymer-bitumen composites are characterized by better performance characteristics than bitumen.

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Original Russian Text © V.N. Kizhnyaev, R.G. Zhitov, V.V. Alekseenko, 2013, published in Russian in Vysokomolekulyarnye Soedineniya, Ser. B, 2013, Vol. 55, No. 12, pp. 1490–1496.

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Kizhnyaev, V.N., Zhitov, R.G. & Alekseenko, V.V. Polymerization of vinyl monomers in petroleum bitumen and properties of the related composites. Polym. Sci. Ser. B 55, 577–583 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1560090413090030

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