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:
The polymerization of ARB type reversible step growth polymerization in semibatch reactors has been simulated. It is assumed that the condensation byproduct W and the monomer P1 both can vaporize, but P1 is refluxed back to the reactor. Raoults law as well as Flory-Huggins theory have been used to account for vapor-liquid equilibrium. The degree of polymerization, μn, and the polydispersity index DN have been computed for various situations. The results are found to be most sensitive to the total pressure and the equilibrium constant. A limiting total pressure history PT(T) has been obtained, going below which does not help to increase μn. The final set of equations incorporate both equalities as well as inequalities, and a simple and efficient computational scheme has been suggested to solve them.
Additional Material:
9 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1985.070300201
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