Propagation rate coefficients for homogeneous phase VDF-HFP copolymerization in supercritical CO2.

For the first time, propagation rate coefficients, k(p,COPO) , for the copolymerizations of vinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropene have been determined. The kinetic data was determined via pulsed-laser polymerization in conjunction with polymer analysis via size-exclusion chromatography, the PLP-SEC technique. The experiments were carried out in homogeneous phase with supercritical CO(2) as solvent for temperatures ranging from 45 to 90 °C.

Free radical copolymerization kinetics of γ-methyl-α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone (MeMBL).

The propagation kinetics and copolymerization behavior of the biorenewable monomer γ-methyl-α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone (MeMBL) are studied using the pulsed laser polymerization (PLP)/size exclusion chromatography (SEC) technique. The propagation rate coefficient for MeMBL is 15% higher than that of its structural analogue, methyl methacrylate (MMA), with a similar activation energy of 21.8 kJ·mol(-1).