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Batch and Semicontinuous Styrene–Butadiene Emulsion Copolymerization Reactions
Author(s) -
Filho Aluisio Pinelli,
Araujo Odair,
Giudici Reinaldo,
Sayer Claudia
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200651112
Subject(s) - copolymer , nucleation , emulsion , styrene , materials science , styrene butadiene , work (physics) , mass transfer , thermodynamics , chemical engineering , particle (ecology) , polymer chemistry , emulsion polymerization , composite material , polymer , physics , oceanography , engineering , geology
In this work an experimental and simulation study of batch and semicontinuous styrene/butadiene emulsion copolymerization process was developed. The mathematical model combines the classical emulsion copolymerization equations, with mass balances, partitioning of components among all liquid phases, micellar and homogenous nucleation mechanisms and mass transfer equations between liquid and gaseous phases. Simulation results show good agreement with experimental measurements of conversion, average particle diameter and pressure.