Propagation and Depropagation Kinetics of Tetrahydrofurfuryl Methacrylate Investigated by PLP‐SEC

ABSTRACT Propagation rate coefficients of the high green carbon content monomer, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate (THFMA, ), are measured by pulsed‐laser polymerization (PLP) in combination with size‐exclusion chromatography (PLP‐SEC) over an extended temperature range (10–160°C), allowing the observation of propagation and depropagation behavior. Arrhenius parameters are determined for bulk () and for different concentrations of monomer in solution. Lauryl methacrylate (LMA, , ) is investigated in bulk as control system. In extension to the experiments, kinetic simulations performed via PREDICI, are able to prove the molecular weight distributions (MWD) of the experiments and can be used to predict kinetic behavior for different experimental conditions.