▁syn opsis , ▁with ▁little ▁name ▁alter ations . ▁ ▁Epis od ic ▁syn opsis ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁TV B ▁dram as ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Ghost ▁W riter ▁ ▁Ghost ▁W riter ▁Ghost ▁W riter <0x0A> </s> ▁Bul k ▁polym er ization ▁or ▁mass ▁polym er ization ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁adding ▁a ▁sol ub le ▁radical ▁initi ator ▁to ▁pure ▁mon omer ▁in ▁liquid ▁state . ▁The ▁initi ator ▁should ▁dissol ve ▁in ▁the ▁mon omer . ▁The ▁reaction ▁is ▁initi ated ▁by ▁he ating ▁or ▁expos ing ▁to ▁radiation . ▁As ▁the ▁reaction ▁proceed s ▁the ▁mixture ▁becomes ▁more ▁vis c ous . ▁The ▁reaction ▁is ▁ex oth erm ic ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁mole cular ▁masses ▁are ▁produced . ▁Bul k ▁polym er ization ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁any ▁sol vent ▁or ▁dispers ant ▁and ▁is ▁thus ▁the ▁simplest ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁form ulation . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁most ▁step - g row th ▁polym ers ▁and ▁many ▁types ▁of ▁chain - g row th ▁polym ers . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁chain - g row th ▁re actions , ▁which ▁are ▁generally ▁ex oth erm ic , ▁the ▁heat ▁evol ved ▁may ▁cause ▁the ▁reaction ▁to ▁become ▁too ▁vig orous ▁and ▁difficult ▁to ▁control ▁unless ▁efficient ▁cool ing ▁is ▁used . ▁Bul k ▁polym er ization ▁has ▁several ▁advantages ▁over ▁other ▁methods , ▁these ▁advantages ▁are ▁: ▁▁ ▁The ▁system ▁is ▁simple ▁and ▁requires ▁thermal ▁ins ulation . ▁