Abstract
Simulations of reversible polycondensations with chain-length dependent reactivity of functional groups are carried out for three idealized reactor-geometries usually encountered in industry. It is observed that the molecular-weight-distributions (MWDs) depend on the location in the reaction mass when the equilibrium is unfavourable to the formation of high molecular-weight polymer. The MWDs split into two curves - for odd and even values of n, under certain conditions. However, it is confirmed that a representation of the MWDs in terms of a single parameter p, the conversion of functional groups, is not possible for unequal-reactivity polycondensations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Recent Adv in the Eng Anal of Chem React Syst |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Pages | 480-496 |
Number of pages | 17 |
State | Published - Dec 1 1984 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)