Polymerizations in continuous flow: recent advances in the synthesis of diverse polymeric materials

MH Reis, FA Leibfarth, LM Pitet - ACS Macro Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The number of reports using continuous flow technology in tubular reactors to perform
precision polymerizations has grown enormously in recent years. Flow polymerizations …

Polymer synthesis in continuous flow reactors

N Zaquen, M Rubens, N Corrigan, J Xu… - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
A variety of polymerizations has long been performed in continuous flow reactors on an
industrial scale; comparatively, on smaller scales, continuous polymerization methods have …

[HTML][HTML] Discovery of mixing characteristics for enhancing coiled reactor performance through a Bayesian optimisation-CFD approach

N Basha, T Savage, J McDonough… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plug flow characteristics are advantageous in various manufacturing processes for fine/bulk
chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biofuels, and waste treatment as they contribute to maximising …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental characterization of axial dispersion in coiled flow inverters

D Rossi, L Gargiulo, G Valitov, A Gavriilidis… - … Research and Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Narrow residence time distributions (RTDs) are desirable in many chemical engineering
processes. However, when a system operates in the laminar flow regime, significant fluid …

Single phase mixing in coiled tubes and coiled flow inverters in different flow regimes

L Sharma, KDP Nigam, S Roy - Chemical Engineering Science, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study focuses on the measurement of residence time distribution (RTD) in
coiled tubes and coiled flow inverters (CFI) over a wide range of Reynolds numbers (N Re) …

Progress in reactor engineering of controlled radical polymerization: a comprehensive review

X Li, E Mastan, WJ Wang, BG Li, S Zhu - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Controlled radical polymerization (CRP) represents an important advancement in polymer
chemistry. It allows synthesis of polymers with well-controlled chain microstructures. Reactor …

Compact coiled flow inverter for process intensification

S Soni, L Sharma, P Meena, S Roy… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study focuses on the intensification of flow and mixing in coiled flow inverter
(CFI) geometries in order to achieve higher mixing efficiency with a lower base footprint. For …

Enabling technologies in polymer synthesis: accessing a new design space for advanced polymer materials

ST Knox, NJ Warren - Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This review discusses how developments in laboratory technologies can push the
boundaries of what is achievable using existing polymer synthesis techniques. By making …

Continuous flow ring-opening polymerizations

X Hu, N Zhu, Z Fang, K Guo - Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ring-opening polymerization is one of the three polymerization methodologies, together
with addition polymerization and polycondensation. Poly (ester), poly (2-oxazoline), poly …

Oscillatory fluid motion unlocks plug flow operation in helical tube reactors at lower Reynolds numbers (Re≤ 10)

JR McDonough, S Murta, R Law, AP Harvey - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Flow in helical tubes exhibits plug flow characteristics above a critical flow rate due to the
formation of Dean vortices. In this study, we report the novel use of oscillatory flow inside …