A theoretical study of the emulsion polymerization of styrene: The effect of the initial dispersion of the system on the molecular-mass distribution of polystyrene

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On the basis of the mathematical model of emulsion polymerization, which takes into account the possibility of formation of polymer-monomer particles from monomer microdroplets, the molecular-mass distribution of the polymer formed in systems with different initial states of the original emulsion system (monodisperse or bidisperse system of microdroplets) is calculated. It is shown that the molecular-mass distribution of the polymer is governed by the state of the original emulsion system and the conversion of the monomer.

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