University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Cure kinetics of ring-opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene

Kessler, Michael R.; White, Scott R.

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Title
Cure kinetics of ring-opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene
Author(s)
  • Kessler, Michael R.
  • White, Scott R.
Issue Date
2002-02
Abstract
"The cure kinetics of polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD) prepared by ring-opening metathesis polymerization with three different concentrations of Grubbs' catalyst was examined using differential scanning calirimetry (DSC). The experimental data were used to test several different phenomenological kinetic models. The data are best modeled with a ""model-free"" isoconversional method. This analysis reveals that the activation energy increases significantly for degree of cure greater than 60%. Catalyst concentration is shown to have a large effect on the cure kinetics."
Publisher
Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (UIUC)
Series/Report Name or Number
TAM Reports 1000
ISSN
0073-5264
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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