Suspension polymerization of acrylamide in an oscillatory baffled reactor: From drops to particles

AIChE Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1746-1757

  Ni, X ^a   Johnstone, J C ^a   Symes, K C ^b   Grey, B D ^b   Bennett, D C ^c  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Water Treatments Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COALESCENCE; DROP FORMATION; POLYMERIZATION; TURBULENCE;

SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ACRYLAMIDE;

COALESCENCE; DROPLET; MIXING; OSCILLATORY BAFFLED COLUMN; POLYMERIZATION; REACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; LIQUID; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; OSCILLATION; OSCILLATORY BAFFLED REACTOR; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; REACTOR; REPRODUCIBILITY; STIRRED REACTOR; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 0001589856     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690470807     Document Type: Article

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