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Emulsion copolymerization of vinyl esters in continuous reactors: Comparison between loop and continuous stirred tank reactors
Author(s) -
Abad Carlos,
De La Cal José C.,
Asua José M.
Publication year - 1995
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.1995.070560402
Subject(s) - continuous stirred tank reactor , vinyl acetate , copolymer , batch reactor , emulsion , chemical engineering , loop (graph theory) , continuous reactor , materials science , polymer chemistry , chemistry , plug flow reactor model , space velocity , organic chemistry , polymer , catalysis , engineering , mathematics , combinatorics , selectivity
The high solids emulsion copolymerization of vinyl acetate and veova 10 was studied in a continuous loop reactor and in a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) in an attempt to elucidate the similarities and differences between these reactors. Reactions were carried out under comparable conditions, namely, similar macromixing and the same feed composition and space time. The behavior of both reactors was almost the same when the heat generation rate was low; otherwise, thermal runaway occurred in the CSTR whereas the loop reactor temperature was easily controlled. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.