Kinetic studies of semibatch emulsion copolymerization of methyl methacrylate and styrene in the presence of high intensity ultrasound and initiator

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 168-177

  Bhanvase, Bharat A ^a   Sonawane, Shirish H ^b   Pinjari, Dipak V ^c   Gogate, Parag R ^c   Pandit, Aniruddha B ^c  

^a LAXMINARAYAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Emulsion copolymerization; NMR; P(MMA co St) nanoparticles; Semibatch operation; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONICS;

EMULSION COPOLYMERIZATION; HIGH INTENSITY ULTRASOUNDS; KINETIC STUDY; METHYL METHACRYLATES; SEMI-BATCH; SEMI-BATCH OPERATIONS;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 84907549023     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2014.08.014     Document Type: Article

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