AbstractA simple, activity‐based solution model is used to develop thermodynamically proper correlation forms for the description of the rate and equilibrium behavior of nonideal polyamidations. The approach is especially useful in systems for which limited equilibrium and kinetic data are available. This model is applied to the nylon 6,6 system. the resulting correlation is valid for water concentrations from 1 to 90 mol and for temperatures from 200 to 265°C. The equilibrium correlation is a function of the water mole fraction and temperature. At a fixed temperature, there is a maximum in the apparent equilibrium constant at a water concentration of approximately 10 mol. There is an apparent inversion in the sign of the heat of amidation, as well as a continuous change in the apparent rate of polymerization from second to third order in carboxyl concentration at low water conte
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