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A Model to Study the Effect of Homogeneous Nucleation and Emulsifier Amounts on Methyl Methacrylate Emulsion Polymerization in a Seeded Semi-batch ReactorBy Swati Gangwar, Ashwini Sood
Abstract: ABSTRACTAn extensive model is developed for methyl methacrylate emulsion polymerization. The assumption of monodispersed particle size distribution is used in developing the model. It is found that inclusion of homogeneous nucleation in the model leads to under prediction of variation of conversion with time. The effects of three different emulsifier amounts on the variation of conversion with time at 50°C isothermal reactor operation, keeping all the other ingredients constant are …
Published in International Journal of Polymer Science and Engineering · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 9–17 Read article →
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A Detailed Lumped Model for Vinyl Acetate Emulsion PolymerizationBy Ashwini Sood, Sandeep Tripathi, Shalini Prajapati
Abstract: Abstract A mathematical model was developed to simulate emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate monomer in isothermal, batch and semi-batch reactors. The recipe components included monomer (vinyl acetate), initiator (potassium persulfate), surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulfate) and water as the dispersion medium. The two important phenomena, particle nucleation and particle growth, were modeled in adequate detail. The mechanistic details included: particle formation via micellar nucleation; coupling of the radical concentration in the …
Published in International Journal of Polymer Science and Engineering · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 1–12 Read article →