Kinetics of vinyl acetate emulsion polymerization in a pulsed tubular reactor. Comparison between experimental and simulation results

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 425-431

  Sayer, C ^a   Palma, M ^a   Giudici, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Emulsion polymerization; Kinetics; Modeling; Pulsed tubular reactor; VA

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MIXING; REACTION KINETICS;

EMULSION DESTABILIZATION; PULSED SIEVE PLATE COLUMN; PULSED TUBULAR REACTOR; VINYL ACETATE;

VINYL RESINS;

EID: 0036805466     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322002000400011     Document Type: Article

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