In-line monitoring of butyl acrylate/vinyl acetate emulsion copolymerizations using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-257

  Jovanović, Renata ^a   Dubé, Marc A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ATR FTIR spectroscopy; Butyl acrylate; Emulsion polymerization; Reaction monitoring; Vinyl acetate

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CALCULATIONS; COAGULATION; COMPOSITION; COPOLYMERIZATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MONITORING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REACTION KINETICS; STAINLESS STEEL; VINYL RESINS;

BUTYL ACRYLATE; CATASTROPIC COAGULATION; IN LINE MONITORING; REACTION MONITORING; VINYL ACETATE;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0141606921     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRE-120023901     Document Type: Article

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