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Tubular reactors for emulsion polymerization: I. Experimental investigation
Author(s) -
Paquet D. A.,
Ray W. H.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690400110
Subject(s) - continuous stirred tank reactor , materials science , particle (ecology) , emulsion polymerization , nuclear engineering , emulsion , particle size distribution , monomer , particle size , fouling , steady state (chemistry) , chemical engineering , polymerization , chemistry , composite material , polymer , engineering , organic chemistry , membrane , biochemistry , oceanography , geology
Experimental results using a pulsed tubular reactor are presented. The use of a pulsation source eliminates the reactor fouling and plugging issue that has occurred in previous investigations. Startup data and steady‐state profiles are presented. Comparisons in monomer conversion and particle‐size distribution for batch, CSTR and tubular reactor are made. The influence of pulsation on the particle‐size dis‐tribution is discussed. It is shown that high‐conversion latex with a narrow particle size distribution can be produced continuously in the pulsed tubular reactor.