ISSN:
1436-2449
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
Summary The current article deals with the initial developments of the use of a continuous plug flow reactor using an original heterogeneous catalyst system for the living coordinated anionic polymerization of certain oxygenated rings. This reactor is designed in order to maintain the essential characteristics of the original batch system. One of the pertinent parameters considered here is the residence time of the reactants inside the reactor. The column has been used to investigate ethylene oxide and ε-caprolactone oligomerization. Initial experiments have pointed out how the molecular weights can depend on the flow rate for a fixed bed length. Some theoretical problems relative to the reactive column are discussed in order to investigate more in depth the properties of this original continuous process and to model it to find the optimal working conditions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00318063
