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The different ways of initiating the polymerization of an unsaturated monomer such as styrene or ethylene are described. Brief accounts of free radical, cationic, anionic and organometallic initiators are included. The free radical mechanism for the polymerization of styrene is treated in a little more detail, as are the so-called Ziegler/Natta catalysts for alkene polymerization.
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Massy, J. (2017). Initiation of Polymerization. In: A Little Book about BIG Chemistry. SpringerBriefs in Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54831-9_9
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