Design and Modelling of a Continuous Dispersion Copolymerization Process in the Presence of a Stabilizing Agent Elaborated in Situ
Pla, F.
Fonteix, C.
Van Der Wal, H.
Salvador, Bruno
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Pla F., Fonteix C., Van Der Wal H., Salvador B., 2011, Design and Modelling of a Continuous Dispersion Copolymerization Process in the Presence of a Stabilizing Agent Elaborated in Situ, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 24, 157-162.
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Abstract

This work deals with the development of a process for the radical copolymerization of acrylonitrile and styrene in a dispersed medium. This process was carried out in a continuous stirred tank reactor, in the presence of a stabilizing agent produced in situ during the polymerization. The continuous phase is a polyol. Besides all elementary chemical mechanisms related to the copolymerization and to the synthesis and grafting of the stabilizing agent, this process involves several complex physical phenomena.

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