The free-radical bulk polymerization of many monomers is characterized by a sudden rise in the rate of polymerization, a phenomenon called autoacceleration. Many mathematical models have been ...

Within the chemical industry, the manufacturing of polymers is one of the largest sectors - the volumes of polystyrene alone produced annually worldwide reaching billions of kilograms. 1 ...

In the chemical industry, manufacturing of polymers is one of the largest segments, with polystyrene alone manufactured in the billions of kilograms per year globally. 1 Polymerization processes have ...