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Fundamental Measurements in Online Polymerization Reaction Monitoring and Control with a Focus on ACOMP
Author(s) -
Alb Alina M.,
Reed Wayne F.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
macromolecular reaction engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1862-8338
pISSN - 1862-832X
DOI - 10.1002/mren.200900079
Subject(s) - polymerization , focus (optics) , computer science , interpretation (philosophy) , process engineering , viscosity , dynamic light scattering , materials science , chemistry , nanotechnology , physics , thermodynamics , optics , polymer , engineering , nanoparticle , programming language , composite material
Abstract Fundamental measurements in online polymerization reaction monitoring and control seek to avoid empirical and inferential models in data interpretation. One such approach making use of multiple detectors is automatic continuous online monitoring of polymerization reactions (ACOMP), wherein a continuous reactor stream is automatically, continuously diluted and conditioned to where measurements reflect intrinsic particle properties and not the interactions that can dominate measurements in concentrated media. Examples where dilute regime measurements are needed include static and dynamic light scattering, and reduced viscosity. This review focuses on ACOMP to illustrate a number of reaction contexts where fundamental measurements are used to gain a comprehensive picture of reaction characteristics.