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Suspension polymerization of styrene with circular loop reactor
Author(s) -
Tanaka Masato,
Hosogai Kazuhiko
Publication year - 1990
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.1990.070390414
Subject(s) - materials science , suspension (topology) , particle size , polymer , styrene , impeller , particle size distribution , particle (ecology) , suspension polymerization , polymerization , volume fraction , loop (graph theory) , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , composite material , mechanics , copolymer , physics , mathematics , combinatorics , oceanography , homotopy , pure mathematics , engineering , geology
A circular loop reactor was devised and applied to the suspension polymerization of styrene. The transient droplet diameter distribution and the final particle size distribution are measured by changing widely the impeller speed, the dispersed phase volume fraction, and the stabilizer concentration. The effects of these conditions on the size distribution and mean size of the final polymer particle are investigated. An expression correlating the mean particle size with the operating conditions is derived. The circular loop reactor is found to be superior to the production of the polymer particle of uniform size.