@article { ISI:000300929600025,
	title = {Photopolymerization kinetics of 2-phenylethyl (meth) acrylates studied by photo DSC},
	journal = {Journal of Polymer Research},
	volume = {19},
	number = {2},
	year = {2012},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {9811},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>The present work deals with the photopolymerization of 2-phenylethyl (meth)acrylates and estimation of their kinetic parameters. Formulations were made by independently homogenizing the monomers with photoinitiators of two different classes. Two different compositions of photoinitiators were used to study the effect of concentration of photoinitiator on cure kinetics. These compositions obtained were tested for photo curing performance using differential photocalorimetry (DPC) or photo DSC under polychromatic radiation. The heat flow against time was recorded for all formulations under isothermal conditions and the rates of polymerization as well as the percentage conversions were estimated. It was observed that due to a longer timescale for reaction diffusion, the methacrylate formulations showed a higher conversion than acrylate formulations. Other parameters such as induction time, maximum rate and conversion attained as well as the time to attain peak maximum were noted. The photopolymerization and kinetic estimations of the formulations including evaluation of kinetic models are discussed.</p>},
	keywords = {Bimolecular termination model, Photo DSC, Photopolymerization, Variable autocatalytic model},
	issn = {1022-9760},
	doi = {10.1007/s10965-011-9811-3},
	author = {Ghorpade, Ravindra V. and Bhosle, Sonali Madhavrao and Ponrathnam, S. and Rajan, C. R. and Chavan, Nayaku and Harikrishna, Reghunathan}
}
@article { ISI:000342315200005,
	title = {Kinetics of photocationically curable formulations involving glycerol diglycidyl ether and phenyl glycidyl ether},
	journal = {Journal of Macromolecular Science Part A-Pure and Applied Chemistry},
	volume = {51},
	number = {10},
	year = {2014},
	month = {OCT},
	pages = {788-795},
	publisher = {TAYLOR \& FRANCIS INC},
	address = {530 CHESTNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Kinetic analysis of formulations based on glycerol diglycidyl ether and phenyl glycidyl ether were carried out in the presence of sulfonium salt as initiator at 35 mW cm(-2) using photo differential scanning calorimeter and the final conversion was found to increase with an increase in phenyl glycidyl ether content. The effects of formulation monomer ratios at three different temperatures were studied. The variations in the observed kinetic parameters can be related to increase in mobility of reactive species with temperature, distance of counter ion from the propagating cationic center, as well as extent of crosslinking reaction which controlled the course and duration of the reaction. The applicability of autocatalytic kinetic model was also evaluated and the system underwent early gelation and the activation energy decreased with an increase in phenyl glycidyl ether content. Analysis of stable photocured films containing glycerol diglycidyl ether and phenyl glycidyl ether showed better thermal stability than rigid films obtained with glycerol diglycidyl ether.</p>},
	keywords = {autocatalytic kinetic model, Cationic photopolymerization, Glycidyl ether, Photo DSC},
	issn = {1060-1325},
	doi = {10.1080/10601325.2014.937124},
	author = {Harikrishna, Reghunathan}
}
