RHEOLOGY AND FLOW DURING HIGH SOLIDS EMULSION POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE

Authors
KEMMERE MF MEULDIJK J DRINKENBURG AAH GERMAN AL
Citation
Mf. Kemmere et al., RHEOLOGY AND FLOW DURING HIGH SOLIDS EMULSION POLYMERIZATION OF STYRENE, Polymer reaction engineering, 6(3-4), 1998, pp. 243-268
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences","Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Polymer reaction engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
10543414
Volume
6
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
243 - 268
Database
ISI
SICI code
1054-3414(1998)6:3-4<243:RAFDHS>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Commercial emulsion polymerization processes are often carried out wit h high solids (50 percent monomer by weight) recipes, resulting in rel atively viscous, pseudo-plastic reaction mixtures. The change in rheol ogical behavior during high solids emulsion polymerization complicates the process operation in terms of imperfect mixing and reactor foulin g. This paper discusses the rheology and flow during high solids emuls ion polymerization of styrene, as well as the effect of particle size distribution.