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Versatile laboratory‐scale polymerization reactor system
Author(s) -
Lasarov Harri,
Mönkkönen Kari,
Pakkanen Tuula T.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4628(20000923)77:13<2921::aid-app15>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - polymerization , materials science , cyclopentene , inert , inert gas , reagent , polymer chemistry , polymer , chemical engineering , catalysis , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering
A novel lab‐scale reactor system designed for investigation of olefin polymerization reactions using homo‐ and heterogeneous catalysts is introduced. The high inert atmosphere level of the system is based on stainless‐steel lines and cylinders, a nitrogen/vacuum technique, and removable reactants chambers which are packed in a glove‐box. The solvent is transferred straight from the distiller through the reagents' containers into the reactor. The reactor is equipped with an ethylene pressure/mass flow and two temperature‐control systems. Data acquisition is based on a personal computer and software for monitoring and data storage. The results of versatile ethylene copolymerization with cyclopentene, cyclooctene, and cyclododecene with this reactor system are discussed. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 77: 2921–2928, 2000