Simulation of the N-Oxyl-Controlled Radical Polymerization of Styrene

摘要

In the present work, a model of the N-oxyl controlled radical polymerization is discussed. This model is capable of describing the kinetics of polymerization reaction started with N-oxyl and an initiator such as dibenzoyl peroxide. The experimental results reported in this work can be simulated by adding two side reactions into the previously introduced kinetical model [1,2]: the thermal degradation of N-oxyl producing NO and the irreversible termination of the radicals by NO. The simulation results are compared with the experimental data for reactions in which the N-oxyl concentration is varied.