Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol.35, No.4, 651-663, 1997
Cationic Polymerization of Diglycidyl Ether of Bisphenol-A .2. Theory
Network formation in cationic polymerization of polyepoxides was treated using a combination of kinetic theory and the statistical theory of branching processes (TBP). The complex reaction mechanism involved a degradative termination reaction affecting the molecular weight distribution of the primary chains. Moreover, formation of low-molecular-weight products, initiation, two mechanisms of propagation and transfer were taken into account.
Keywords:EPOXY-AMINE NETWORKS;INITIATED POLYREACTIONS;BF(3)-AMINE COMPLEXES;BUILDUP;ETHERIFICATION;DERIVATION;BULK