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Article | REF: J5830 V2

Chain polymerization Mechanisms.

Author: Thierry HAMAIDE

Publication date: May 10, 2017, Review date: October 1, 2020

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1. Definitions and basic concepts

Although the subject of this article is macromolecular synthesis by chain polymerization, it is first necessary to define a number of macromolecular chemistry and physical chemistry terms. The IUPAC definitions, translated into French by the Commission d'Enseignement du Groupe Français des Polymères , are retained in this article, even if industrial usage often uses different terms specific to each polymer application field, inherited from older nomenclatures.

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