Relative importance of the effects of seed and feed stage agitations on latex properties in semibatch emulsion copolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate and N-methylol acrylamide

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 359-378

  Krishnan, S ^a,b   Klein, A ^a   El Aasser, M S ^a   Sudol, E D ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b School of Operations Research and Industrial Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation; Seeded emulsion polymerization; Semi batch emulsion polymerization

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; LATEXES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

AGITATION; BUTYL METHACRYLATE; COAGULUM; METHYLOL ACRYLAMIDE; RUSHTON TURBINE AGITATORS; SEEDED EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; SEMI-BATCH EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER;

EMULSION POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0141718611     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRE-120024419     Document Type: Article

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