ISSN:
0032-3888
Schlagwort(e):
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Quelle:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Thema:
Chemie und Pharmazie
,
Maschinenbau
,
Physik
Notizen:
A general kinetic model was developed to simulate the grafting of monomers such as unsaturated carboxylic acids and silanes to ethylene polymers. The polymers considered were ethylene-co-vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene-co-butyl acrylate (EBA), and low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Grafting was assumed to proceed by a free-radical mechanism involving chain transfer. Organic peroxides having a strong tendency for hydrogen abstraction were selected as the source of primary radicals. The model simulated the grafting reaction as taking place in a single screw extruder. The residence time distribution in the extruder was experimentally determined by tracer analysis, according to which the extruder was a plug-flow reactor connected to two mixed reactors in parallel. The model is able to predict the extent of grafting in terms of predefined parameters. Comparison of model predictions with available experimental data showed slight deviations, the possible causes of which are discussed. However, the kinetic behavior expected on the basis of the input parameters was observed, and, as such, the model allowed study of the effect of process variables on grafting kinetics and provided insight into the reaction mechanism.
Zusätzliches Material:
6 Ill.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760292206
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