CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE THEORY OF BRANCHING-PROCESSES AND THE KINETIC-THEORY FOR RANDOM CROSSLINKING IN THE POST-GEL STAGE

The kinetic theory of crosslinking by step reactions (Kuchanov 1978) may be extended beyond the gel point, and the structure and amount of sol may be described. For random reactions, the kinetic theory yields results identical with the theory of branching processes based on cascade substitution (Gordon 1962, 1975, Dobson 1965). The extension of the kinetic theory may be employed in order to compare deviations between the two theories expected for the dependent reactivities of functional groups. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.