Emulsion polymerizations in a pilot-scale loop reactor with inline static mixers

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 5483-5490

  Fan, S ^a   Steinke, J H G ^a   Alpay, E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION;

BATCH-LOOP MODE; EMULSION POLYMERIZATIONS; LOW-SHEAR MIXING; METHYL METHACRYLATES;

EMULSIONS;

EMULSION; MIXING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 22944473297     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie049783d     Document Type: Article

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