Some key factors in emulsion polymerization process development

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-276

  Meuldijk, J ^a   Kemmere, M F ^a   De Lima, S V W ^a   Reynhout, X E E ^a   Drinkenburg, A A H ^a   German, A L ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; COLLOIDS; EMULSIFICATION; LATEXES; MONOMERS; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROCESS ENGINEERING; REACTION KINETICS; STABILITY; TEMPERATURE;

COLLOIDAL STABLE LATEX; ISOTHERMAL OPERATION; NON ISOTHERMAL OPERATION; PARTICLE CONCENTRATION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; STIRRED TANKS;

EMULSION POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0141606918     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRE-120023902     Document Type: Article

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