Emulsion copolymerization of acrylonitrile and butadiene in an industrial batch reactor. Estimation of conversion and polymer quality from on-line energy measurements

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 531-552

  Gugliotta, L M ^a   Vega, J R ^a   Antonione, C E ^a   Meira, G R ^a  

^a Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnologico para la Industria Quimica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COPOLYMERIZATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; EVAPORATION; MASS TRANSFER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYBUTADIENES; REFRIGERANTS;

INDUSTRIAL BATCH REACTORS;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0033309458     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10543414.1999.10744529     Document Type: Article

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