abstract |
THE RATE OF POLYMERIZATION INITIATION OF UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESINS AND OTHER MONOMERS BY REDOX REACTIONS INVOLVING PEROXIDES SUCH AS METHYL ETHYL KETONE PEROXIDE AND TERT-BUTYL PERBENZOATE WITH SOLUBLE SALTS OF REDOX ACTIVE METALS SUCH AS COBALT OCTOATE IS GREATLY ACCELERATED IN THE PRESENCE OF ENOLIZABLE KETONES SUCH AS 2,4-PENTANEDIONE. |