The Kinetic Modeling of Strong Diffusion‐Limited Reaction with Cyclization for Three Isomers – Diallyl Ortho‐, Iso‐ and Tere‐Phthalate in a Bulk
Authors:
Iztok Hace
Affiliation:
Weizmann Institute of Science, P. O. Box. 26, Rehovot 76100, IsraelWeizmann Institute of Science, P. O. Box. 26, Rehovot 76100, Israel
Abstract:
Free radical polymerization kinetic in a bulk for three diallyl phthalate isomers – diallyl orthophthalate, diallyl isophthalate and diallyl terephthalate was investigated in a temperature range from 50 to 70 °C initiated with dicyclohexan peroxydicarbonate as initiator at three different initiator concentrations. Conversion points were measured using Fourier Transform Raman measurements. A new kinetic model for polymerization of three diallyl phthalate isomers was developed. It demands the inclusion of only two new kinetic parameters kDegC and kpc which were obtained as a ratio kDegC/kpc from an additional set of experiments conducted. Computed conversions from the proposed kinetic model show good agreement with the conversion and molecular weight measured data for all three investigated diallyl phthalate isomers.