Suspension polymerisation of methyl methacrylate using sodium polymethacrylate as a suspending agent

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 7137-7152

  Georgiadou, Styliani ^a   Brooks, Brian W ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Drop; Non Newtonian fluids; Polymerisation; Reaction engineering; Suspension

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERIZATION; PRESSURE DROP; SOLUTIONS; SPEED; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

DROP; REACTION ENGINEERING; SHEAR THINNING; SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 24344454644     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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