Polymerization kinetics and modeling

Kinetic models are applied to the design and simulation of polycondensation reactors, so that overall reactor performance can be predicted and reactor operation can be optimized. 

Some of the equations commonly used to predict molecular weight distributions in batch step-growth polymerizations are introduced below, and then, in subsequent sections, some more specialized equations used to predict reaction rates and molecular weight development in models of continuous reactor systems of industrial interest. 

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