NONISOTHERMAL PHENOMENA IN POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE - REVIEW .1. NONISOTHERMAL POLYMERIZATION

This paper reviews non‐isothermal polymerization processes in which the chemical reaction occurs with thermal selfacceleration. A macrokinetic approach to the description of these processes, with consideration of their specific characteristics, allows the study of the thermal operating behavior of periodic and continuous reactors utilized in polymer engineering. Development of non‐isothermal methods for the determination of chemical kinetics in polymerization processes is discussed. Copyright © 1979 Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc.