ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
An investigation was made of the simulation of bulk and solution polymerization of styrene in a continuous stirred-tank reactor (CSTR). A theoretical model from the literature was used to predict conversion, molecular weight distribution (MWD), and molecular weight averages. The kinetic rate constants required to solve the model were also taken from the literature.Styrene polymerizations were done at steady state in a laboratory-scale CSTR over a range of experimental conditions. The recently developed gel permeation chromatograph (GPC) was used to measure MWD and average molecular weights. Comparisons were made between the theoretically predicted and experimentally determined values.The effect of solvent was included in the theoretical model but further investigation is necessary before the effects of thermal polymerization, viscosity, and mixing can be included. Where the latter effects were not important, good agreement was obtained between theoretical and experimental values.
Additional Material:
14 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690130609
