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Section 3.15

1. What is meant by bulk or mass polymerization? Explain and discuss.
2. What are some of the techniques for carrying out solution polymerizations?
3. Give a qualitative picture of emulsion polymerization as described by Harkins.
4. How did Smith and Ewart put the Harkins picture of emulsion polymerization on a quantitative
basis? What is the equation for the rate of emulsion polymerization?
5. Describe a surfactant-free emulsion polymerization, and inverse emulsion polymerization and a
miniemulsion polymerization.

Section 3.16

1. Discuss the effect of monomer structure on the thermodynamics of the free-radical polymerization
process.

Recommended Reading

G. Moad and D.H. Solomon, The Chemistry of Radical Polymerization , Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1995.

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