Electroinitiated ionic polymerization

Abstract

A classification of the electroinitiation processes which takes into account the nature of the electrodic processes undergone by the different substances present in the reaction mixture is proposed. Some of the most recent results obtained in the author's laboratories on both electroinitiated and electroinfluenced polymerizations are briefly described and discussed. An algebraic treatment is also illustrated, which stresses the importance of the diffusion phenomena thus far neglected by most researchers. The theoretical results of this treatment are shown to closely agree with the experimental results.