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Modelling and kinetics of tetrabutylammonium benzoate-catalysed group transfer polymerisation of methyl methacrylate
thesis
posted on 2017-10-26, 08:09 authored by Gareth A. NichollsGroup Transfer Polymerisation (GTP) is a silicon-mediated living polymerisation
which can be performed over a wide range of temperatures, allows good control of
molecular weight and is a good mechanism for production of block and graft
copolymers. A silyl ketene acetal initiator is used to start polymerisation of acrylic
or methacrylic monomers which are catalysed by nucleophilic or Lewis acid
catalysts in a dry, impurity-free atmosphere. Since its discovery in 1983 by Du
Pont, GTP has been ardently researched, although it has not yet been used in an
industrial process due to the complicated processing involved and the high cost of
initiators. [Continues.]
Funding
EPSRC. ICI Acrylics.
History
School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Chemical Engineering
Publisher
© G.A. NichollsPublisher statement
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1998Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy at Loughborough University.Language
- en