Transients in RAFT miniemulsion polymerization in CSTR trains

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 7084-7089

  Qi, Genggeng ^a   Jones, Christopher W ^a   Schork, Joseph F ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUSLY STIRRED TANK REACTOR (CSTR); MINIEMULSION POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION MECHANISM;

EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; EMULSIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REACTION KINETICS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; EMULSIONS; PRODUCT DESIGN; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 33750372018     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie060293q     Document Type: Article

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