Population balance modeling of particle size distribution in monomer-starved semibatch emulsion polymerization

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3191-3205

  Sajjadi, Shahriar ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emulsion polymerization; Micelles; Microemulsion polymerization; Modeling; Particle nucleation; Semibatch reactors

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT SIZES; DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICLES; GROWTH STAGES; KINETIC MECHANISM; MICROEMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MONOMER ADDITION; PARTICLE NUCLEATION; POPULATION BALANCE MODELING; POPULATION BALANCE MODELS; SEMI-BATCH EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; SEMI-CONTINUOUS; SEMIBATCH REACTOR; SIMULATION RESULT; SURFACTANT CONCENTRATIONS; ZERO-ONE;

BATCH REACTORS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MICELLES; MICROEMULSIONS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; SIMULATORS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STYRENE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 72949117230     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11917     Document Type: Article

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