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Continuous production of polystyrene in a tubular reactor: Part I

✍ Scribed by J. P. A. Wallis; R. A. Ritter; H. Andre

Publisher: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Year: 1975
Tongue: English
Weight: 701 KB
Volume: 21
Category: Article
ISSN: 0001-1541
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690210407

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

An experimental analysis of the bulk polymerization of styrene initiated by azobisisobutyronitrile was carried out in a tubular reactor.

The experiments performed in a 2.362‐cm I.D., 6‐meter long jacketed reactor showed that: (1) it was feasible for a tubular reactor to produce acceptable quality polystyrene for industrial purposes; (2) the quality of the polymer product was reproducible at any time; (3) it was technically feasible for the tubular reactor to replace the stirred‐batch kettles as the preliminary stage in the polystyrene manufacturing process, and (4) radial temperature gradients were not a problem for reactor operation.

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