EMULSION POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE IN A CONTINUOUS TAYLOR VORTEX FLOWREACTOR

Authors
KATAOKA K OHMURA N KOUZU M SIMAMURA Y OKUBO M
Citation
K. Kataoka et al., EMULSION POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE IN A CONTINUOUS TAYLOR VORTEX FLOWREACTOR, Chemical Engineering Science, 50(9), 1995, pp. 1409
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Chemical Engineering Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00092509
Volume
50
Issue
9
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2509(1995)50:9<1409:EPOSIA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A continuous emulsion polymerization of styrene was tried in a Taylor vortex flow reactor which has characteristics of a plug flow reactor. The Taylor vortex how reactor has the mixing characteristics appropria te for this reaction system. The steady-state conversion, the average molecular weight and the size distribution of latex particles can be c ontrolled by the flow condition as well as by the reaction temperature .