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Polymerization of styrene with n ‐butyllithium in a batch reactor. A mathematical model
Author(s) -
Tanlak Tayfun,
Ahmad Abu,
Treybig Michael N.,
Anthony Rayford G.
Publication year - 1978
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/app.1978.070220201
Subject(s) - isothermal process , polymerization , styrene , batch reactor , materials science , thermodynamics , butyllithium , reaction rate , polymer chemistry , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , polymer , copolymer , composite material , physics , catalysis , engineering
Sytrene was polymerized in a 0.8‐liter vessel which was operated as an isothermal and a nonisothermal batch reactor. Styrene and n‐butyllithium conversions were determined for different reaction times. Rate equations were developed by use of the isothermal data and then used to estimate the conversions for the nonisothermal experiments. The importance of using nonisothermal data in the development of rate equations is illustrated.