Agitation effects in emulsion copolymerization of n-butyl methacrylate and N-methylol acrylamide

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 335-357

  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; Kinetics; Particle size distribution; Semi batch emulsion polymerization; Water soluble polymer

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; EMULSIFICATION; LATEXES; MONOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

AGITATION; BUTYL METHACRYLATE; EMULSION COPOLYMERIZATION; GLASS REACTOR; METHYLOL ACRYLAMIDE; RUSHTON TURBINE AGITATORS; SEMI-BATCH EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; WATER SOLUBLE POLYMER;

EMULSION POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0141718613     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRE-120024418     Document Type: Article

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