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Influence of the composition of the redox initiation system on the kinetics of the solution polymerization of styrene

E. Štaudner, G. Kyselá, J. Beniska, and M. Kútna

Department of Chemical Technology of Plastics and Fibres, Slovak Technical University, CS-812 37 Bratislava

Abstract: The solution polymerization of styrene initiated by the redox system of cumene hydrogen peroxide, l-benzoyl-3-n-propylthiourea, or 1-benzoyl-3-isobutylthiourea was studied. On the basis of the study of the influence of the initiation system composition and its total concentration on the polymerization kinetics, a reaction scheme was proposed and a kinetic equation was derived, which describes well the initial polymerization phases. Feeding successively the initiation system, its efficiency is markedly enhanced during polymerization.

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Chemical Papers 40 (4) 481–487 (1986)