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Loop polymerization of vinyl acetate
Author(s) -
Bataille P.,
Dalpé J. F.
Publication year - 1989
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.1989.070381207
Subject(s) - vinyl acetate , styrene , laminar flow , emulsion polymerization , polymerization , turbulence , materials science , loop (graph theory) , continuous reactor , polymer chemistry , monomer , chemical engineering , work (physics) , batch reactor , chemistry , copolymer , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , polymer , composite material , catalysis , physics , mathematics , combinatorics , engineering
The emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate was studied using a loop reactor. The results were compared with some earlier work done in a batch reactor. A parallel was drawn with the results obtained with a tubular loop reactor and with a continuous reactor using styrene as monomer. The same phenomena of the optimum conversion peak with styrene at the laminar turbulent flow transition zone also occurred for the vinyl acetate. The peak obtained in this case was, however, broader and in the lower turbulent zone. The effect of the surfactant concentration on the broadness of the peak is discussed.