Emulsion copolymerisation in a flexible continuously operated reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 15-16, 1999, Pages 3283-3290

  Van Den Boomen, F H A M ^a   Meuldijk, J ^a   Thoenes, D ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Composition control; Continuous emulsion copolymerisation; Intermolecular composition distribution; Polymer reaction engineering; Process development; Pulsed packed column

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPOSITION; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; HEAT TRANSFER; STYRENE;

COMPOSITION CONTROL; CONTINUOUS EMULSION COPOLYMERIZATION; INTERMOLECULAR COMPOSITION DISTRIBUTION; METHYL ACRYLATES; POLYMER REACTION ENGINEERING; PROCESS DEVELOPMENTS; PULSE PACKED COLUMN;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EMULSION; PACKED COLUMN; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0033167363     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00299-1     Document Type: Article

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