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A continuous tubular reactor for core–shell latex particles
Author(s) -
Hordy N.,
McKenna T. F. L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.20562
Subject(s) - miniemulsion , materials science , shell (structure) , core (optical fiber) , acrylate , methyl methacrylate , polymer chemistry , differential scanning calorimetry , chemical engineering , polymerization , composite material , copolymer , polymer , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
High solids content poly(butyl acrylate)/poly(methyl methacrylate) core–shell latex particles were produced using miniemulsion polymerisation in a continuous linear tubular reactor. The resulting products were and shown to be comparable to a batch process. Final solids contents of 41 and 48 wt.% were shown to be possible in a simple tubular reactor. Differential scanning calorimeter analysis indicated that core–shell particles were formed under these conditions. © 2011 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering