Effects of operational parameters on particle size distributions in methyl methacrylate suspension polymerization

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 9116-9122

  Gonçalves, Odinei H ^a   Nogueira, André L ^b   Araújo, Pedro H H ^b   MacHado, Ricardo A F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL METHACRYLATES; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PROCESSABILITY; SAUTER MEAN DIAMETERS; STABILIZER CONCENTRATION; STIRRING RATES; SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION; SUSPENSION STABILITY;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; COAGULATION; DROP BREAKUP; ESTERS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEM STABILITY;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 79960868640     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie200230j     Document Type: Article

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