PREPARATION OF LARGE-PARTICLE-SIZE MONODISPERSE LATEXES IN A ROTATING-CYLINDER REACTOR

被引:17
作者
KIM, JH
SUDOL, ED
ELAASSER, MS
VANDERHOFF, JW
KORNFELD, DM
机构
[1] NASA,GEORGE C MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CTR,HUNTSVILLE,AL 35812
[2] LEHIGH UNIV,DEPT CHEM ENGN,BETHLEHEM,PA 18015
[3] LEHIGH UNIV,DEPT CHEM,BETHLEHEM,PA 18015
关键词
Chemical Equipment--Reactors - Polymerization;
D O I
10.1016/0009-2509(88)87079-9
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
The feasibility of preparing large-particle-size monodisperse latexes in a simulated microgravity environment was investigated using a rotating cylinder reactor. A rotational speed of 8 rpm was chosen for the polymerization of polystyrene particles in the size range of 6-60 μm on the basis of results obtained in sedimentation studies. Improved particle-size uniformities were obtained when compared to more conventional polymerization techniques.
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页码:2025 / 2030
页数:6
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