ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Radiation-induced polymerization of ethylene using tert-butyl alcohol aqueous solution as a medium was carried out in a pilot plant with 10 liter reactor at pressures of 100 to 400 kg/cm2, ethylene feed rates of 1.2 to 11.8 kg/hr, medium feed rates of 0 to 100 liter/hr, dose rates of 0.6 × 105 to 1.4 × 105 rad/hr, and at room temperature. The space-time yield and molecular weight of polymer were in the range of 1.2 to 16.7 g/liter hr and 6 × 103 to 2 × 105, respectively. The space-time yield and molecular weight increased with pressure and mean residence time. The space-time yield was the maximum at an ethylene molar fraction of 0.5. The produced polymer was continuously taken out from the high-pressure system as a slurry. The amount of deposited polymer to the reactor wall was markedly decreased, and five full days continuous operation was successfully performed with the space-time yield of 13.5 g/liter hr.
Additional Material:
12 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1979.070240321
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