Kinetics are an integral part of physical chemistry instruction in relating the importance of rate in chemical processes.  Likewise, kinetics of polymerization reactions are key in understanding ultimate conversion, molecular weight evolution, and network formation.  This presentation will focus on presentation of chain and step growth polymerization mechanisms and kinetics, and particularly how the kinetics influence ultimate properties.  Specific examples detailing the impact of segregation in liquid crystalline systems to illustrate the impact of concentration on polymerization kinetics will also be discussed.

Polymerization kinetics in polymer based and physical chemistry courses

246th National Meeting (2013)

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