
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Russell, G. T. 
T1  - The Kinetics of Free-Radical Polymerization: Fundamental Aspects
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 2002
VL  - 55
IS  - 7
SP  - 399
EP  - 414
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH02114 
N2  - Some fundamental aspects of the kinetics of free-radical polymerization are reviewed. So-called classical results for rate and molecular-weight distribution are first of all presented. It is shown how this approach can be built upon when chain-length-dependent termination is allowed, which it always should be. Various termination models are considered, and it is illustrated that although the models are different, rather remarkably they give common, model-independent behaviour. Some leading experimental results regarding the chain-length dependence of termination are summarized, before the chain-length dependence of other reactivities, the variation of reactivities with conversion, and non-steady state experiments are briefly discussed. Finally, living free-radical polymerization as effected by a reversible termination agent is considered. An outline of the kinetics of these systems is given, with the oft-neglected importance of conventional termination being stressed. 
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