Miniemulsion polymerization

JM Asua - Progress in polymer science, 2002 - Elsevier
Miniemulsion polymerization has recently exploded in terms of publications and the
development of a wide range of useful polymer materials only accessible through this …

Emulsion polymerization: Kinetic and mechanistic aspects

M Nomura, H Tobita, K Suzuki - Polymer Particles: -/-, 2005 - Springer
The current understanding of the kinetics and mechanisms of batch and continuous
emulsion polymerizations is summarized from the viewpoints of particle formation and …

Challenges in particulate polymerization reactor modeling and optimization: A population balance perspective

C Kiparissides - Journal of Process Control, 2006 - Elsevier
In the present article, recent developments on modeling and optimization of particulate
polymerization processes are reviewed. A unified population balance approach is described …

The role of methyl methacrylate on branching and gel formation in the emulsion copolymerization of BA/MMA

I González, JM Asua, JR Leiza - Polymer, 2007 - Elsevier
The effect of the monomer ratio on the microstructure of BA/MMA emulsion copolymers was
investigated. Monomer ratios spanned from pure BA used for adhesives to 50/50wt/wt …

Seeded Semibatch Emulsion Copolymerization of n-Butyl Acrylate and Methyl Methacrylate

O Elizalde, G Arzamendi, JR Leiza… - Industrial & engineering …, 2004 - ACS Publications
The kinetics and polymer microstructure of the seeded semibatch emulsion
copolymerization of n-BA/MMA were investigated in this work. Free monomer concentration …

Acrylic acid level and adhesive performance and peel master‐curves of acrylic pressure‐sensitive adhesives

MD Gower, RA Shanks - Journal of Polymer Science Part B …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Three series of pressure‐sensitive adhesives were prepared with constant glass‐transition
temperature, using emulsion polymerization. The monomers chosen were butyl acrylate, 2 …

Simultaneous control of copolymer composition and MWD in emulsion copolymerization

M Vicente, JR Leiza, JM Asua - AIChE journal, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Copolymer composition and molecular‐weight distribution of linear copolymers were
controlled simultaneously by maintaining concentrations of the monomers and chain …

Online estimation and control of polymer quality in a copolymerization reactor

MJ Park, SM Hur, HK Rhee - AIChE journal, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The validity of an online state estimator for a semi‐batch MMA/MA solution copolymerization
reactor was established using online densitometer and viscometer. Using the conventional …

Dynamic optimization of non-linear emulsion copolymerization systems: Open-loop control of composition and molecular weight distribution

M Vicente, C Sayer, JR Leiza, G Arzamendi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2002 - Elsevier
Time optimal monomer and chain-transfer agent feed profiles were computed and
implemented experimentally for the simultaneous control of copolymer composition and …

Effect of the MMA content on the emulsion polymerization process and adhesive properties of poly(BA‐co‐MMA‐co‐AA) latexes

H Xu, N Wang, T Qu, J Yang, Y Yao… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In the past work, the shear resistance of pure poly (n‐butyl acrylate) was low, even
incorporation of inorganic filler, silica in the composition. It is well‐known that the …