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Dynamic optimization of semi-batch emulsion co-polymerization reactor for styrene/butyl acrylate in the presence of a chain transfer agent
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posted on 2015-05-26, 10:35 authored by Radoslav Paulen, Brahim BenyahiaBrahim Benyahia, M. Abderrazak Latifi, Miroslav FikarWe study dynamic optimization of a lab-scale semi-batch emulsion copolymerization reactor for styrene and butyl acrylate in the presence of n-dodecyl mercaptan as chain transfer agent (CTA). The previously developed mathematical model of the polymerization reactions is used to predict the glass transition temperature of produced polymer, the global monomer conversion, the number and weight average molecular weights, the particle size distribution, and the amount of residual monomers. This model is implemented within gPROMS environment for modeling and optimization. It is desired to compute optimal profiles of feed rate of pre-emulsioned monomers and CTA which optimize properties (quantitative as well as qualitative) of polymers produced during the reaction subject to operational conditions and constraints. © 2013 Elsevier B.V.
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School
- Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering
Department
- Chemical Engineering
Published in
Computer Aided Chemical EngineeringVolume
32Pages
721 - 726Citation
PAULEN, R. ... et al, 2013. Dynamic optimization of semi-batch emulsion co-polymerization reactor for styrene/butyl acrylate in the presence of a chain transfer agent. Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, 32, pp.721-726.Publisher
© Elsevier B.V.Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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This work is made available according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Publication date
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This paper is closed access. It was presented at European Symposium on Computer-Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE 23), 9th - 12th June 2013, Lappeenranta, Finland.ISBN
9780444634726ISSN
1570-7946Publisher version
Language
- en