@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6272, title = {Universal Kinetic Modeling of RAFT Polymerization using Moment Equations}, author = {Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi and Pejman Ganjeh-Anzabi and Vahid Haddadi-Asl and Mohammad Najafi}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {In the following text, we show that by introducing universal kinetic scheme, the origin of rate retardation and inhibition period which observed in dithiobenzoate-mediated RAFT polymerization can be described properly. We develop our model by utilizing the method of moments, then we apply our model to different monomer/RAFT agent systems, both homo- and copolymerization. The modeling results are in an excellent agreement with experiments and imply the validity of universal kinetic scheme, not only for dithiobenzoate-mediated systems, but also for different types of monomer/RAFT agent ones.}, journal = {International Journal of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering}, volume = {4}, number = {8}, year = {2010}, pages = {478 - 486}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/6272}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/44}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 44, 2010}, }