Kinetic Study of the Thermopolymerization of Furfuryl Methacrylate (FM) by Mathematical Modeling, 2–Moments of Molecular Size Distribution of the Primary Chains in the Networks

The formation kinetics and structure of three-dimensional networks in free radical polymerization of FM thermally initiated at high temperature are studied by analysis of zero and first-order moments of molecular size distribution of primary chains (MSDPC) in the networks. Zero-order moment values of MSDPC reveal that the system elapses as a living radical polymerization. Also, by means of the analysis of these moments and the first-order ones of MSDPC, the sigmoidal shape of polymerization kinetic curves can be explained. On the other hand, the results of average crosslink density obtained using moment values of MSDPC suggest that this parameter does not change with polymerization temperature.