Role of External Field in Polymerization: Mechanism and Kinetics

• Published in: Chemical reviews Vol. 120; no. 5; pp. 2950 - 3048
• Main Authors: Zhou, Yin-Ning, Li, Jin-Jin, Wu, Yi-Yang, Luo, Zheng-Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 11.03.2020
• Subjects: Addition polymerization; Computer simulation; Condensation polymerization; electricity; Irradiation; Kinetics; Magnetic fields; microwave radiation; Numerical methods; Polymerization; Process intensification; temperature; ultrasonics

The past decades have witnessed an increasing interest in developing advanced polymerization techniques subjected to external fields. Various physical modulations, such as temperature, light, electricity, magnetic field, ultrasound, and microwave irradiation, are noninvasive means, having superb but...