ABSTRACT
Since most condensation polymers are formed from stepwise kinetics, we will also focus on this kinetic process in this chapter. Even so, some of these polymers can be synthesized employing ring-opening polymerizations (ROPs) that employ the chain polymerization process for synthesis rather than the stepwise process for formation. e bulk of discussion for chain polymerization kinetics is contained in the following several chapters rather than here. We will begin with a comparison between the two major polymer types and kinetics of polymerization.
