Model for Kinetics of Vinyl Chloride Polymerization

This paper gives a critical review of recent models for the polymerization of vinyl chloride. In solution and bulk polymerization the effect of eventual degradative chain transfer to monomer, addition of chain transfer agents, and precipitation of polymer is discussed. A model for emulsion polymerization is described which includes particle formation and kinetics of polymerization where especially desorption and reabsorption of radicals in the particles are included.