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Stability of continuous emulsion polymer reactors
Author(s) -
Chiang Anthony S. T.,
Thompson Robert W.
Publication year - 1979
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.1979.070240812
Subject(s) - emulsion , polymer , steady state (chemistry) , stability (learning theory) , materials science , population , micelle , thermodynamics , chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , chromatography , physics , organic chemistry , composite material , computer science , engineering , demography , machine learning , sociology , aqueous solution
The stability of continuous emulsion polymer reactors having steady feed streams was studied. Analysis of a population balance model supported the notion of micelle deprivation as the chief cause of reactor instabilities. Analysis of the moments of the distribution indicated that the system may be uniquely stable in one case. Only one steady‐state operating point was predicted for the case where the decrease in the termination rate constant due to the gel effect was neglected.