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Influence of initiation mode on stability and control of a chain reaction
Author(s) -
Chen H. T.,
Chartier P. A.,
Setthachaya S.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760201805
Subject(s) - materials science , styrene , polymerization , continuous stirred tank reactor , chemical engineering , chemical reactor , stability (learning theory) , composite material , copolymer , polymer , computer science , engineering , machine learning
Initiation of chemical reactions by ultra‐violet light is characterized by essentially complete lack of temperature dependence and by physical separation of the source or initiating agent from the reaction medium. The advantage of these features for reactor stability and control are discussed in a theoretical study of the photo‐sensitized polymerization of styrene in a continuous stirred tank reactor and a comparison is made with the behavior of the thermally initiated reaction.