Comprehensive modeling of ARGET-ATRP copolymerization

FORTUNATTI, C.; PINTOS, E.; SARMORIA, C.; BRANDOLIN, A.; ASTEASUAIN, M.

Mar del Plata

Congreso; XVI Latin American Symposium on Polymers; 2018

INTEMA - Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization via Activator ReGenerated by Electron Transfer (ARGET-ATRP) is one of the most promising techniques to synthesize unique and/or tailor-made polymers for advanced end-use applications. Comprehensive modeling studies could help experimental practitioners to select operating policies in order to design molecular structures or achieve an efficient performance in terms of conversion, time, and end-product specifications. In this work, we present a comprehensive mathematical model able to predict the average molecular properties, the molecular weight distribution (MWD) and the 2D molecular weight distribution-copolymer composition distribution (MWD-CCD).