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FORTUNATTI Cecilia
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Título:
Full Bivariate MWD in RAFT Copolymerization using Probability Generating Functions
Autor/es:
FORTUNATTI, C.; SARMORIA, C.; BRANDOLIN, A.; ASTEASUAIN, M.
Lugar:
Budapest
Reunión:
Congreso; 24th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering; 2014
Resumen:
In this work, we develop a model for RAFT copolymerization able to predict the full bivariate molecular weight distribution (MWD). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first model to do so. For this purpose, the 2D probability generating functions (pgf)technique was used. Our results show that the pgf technique allows obtaining the bivariate MWD without simplifying assumptions or any a priori knowledge of the MWD shape. In this way, the model provides useful information about the copolymer molecular structure and can aid scientific and industrial practitioners to establish design parameters and operating policies to produce desired copolymer structures. Moreover, the results underline the importance of simulation as a powerful tool in process design.