SCALING-UP THE STYRENE BUTYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMERIZATION REACTION

Authors
JOSHI MV MUKESH D
Citation
Mv. Joshi et D. Mukesh, SCALING-UP THE STYRENE BUTYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMERIZATION REACTION, Chemical engineering & technology, 19(1), 1996, pp. 65-66
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Chemical engineering & technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09307516
Volume
19
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
65 - 66
Database
ISI
SICI code
0930-7516(1996)19:1<65:STSBMC>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The scale-up of benzoyl peroxide initiated copolymerisation of styrene and butyl methacrylate is studied here. The reaction is carried out i n reactors of 3, 10 and 100 1 volume. Increasing the reactor size incr eases the weight average molecular weight and broadens the molecular w eight distribution. Reducing the agitator diameter broadens the molecu lar weight distribution.