The distribution of functional groups in polymer chains produced in radical copolymerization by starved‐feed semibatch operation is simulated using three different methodologies. Even under perfect control of the overall copolymer composition, a significant fraction of the polymer chains produced contain no functionality. A deterministic model is formulated to separately track the homopolymer chains that are produced without the desired functionality, a Monte Carlo (MC) model is written to represent the system, and a hybrid deterministic/MC approach is taken using new capabilities within the software package PREDICI. The advantages and disadvantages of each approach are discussed.
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