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Title:	Simulation of particle size distribution in continuous emulsion polymerization through a modified population balance approach
Author:	Lu, Ying-Yuh
View Online:	njit-etd1984-007 (x, 87 pages ~ 3.2 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Chemical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Lin, Chen-Chong (Committee chair) Wong, Wing T. (Committee member) Huang, Ching-Rong (Committee member)
Date:	1984-07
Keywords:	Diffusion Particles Polymers and Polymerization
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	A detailed mathematical model for particle size distribution in continuous emulsion polymerization of styrene and vinyl acetate is proposed on the basis of the population balance in the presence of several kinetic and mass transfer processes. This study is limited to the Smith-Ewart case II, which assumes instantaneous free radical termination within polymer particles. Radical desorption mechanism from polymer particles is included in the model and the desorption rate is formulated from the diffusion theory which suggests that the rate coefficient should be inversely proportional to the surface area of polymer particles.