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Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.86, No.5, 1047-1056, 2002
Modeling of "living" free-radical polymerization processes. II. Tubular reactors
A tubular reactor model for "living" free-radical polymerization is developed in this study. The model may be used as a tool to design efficient processes for tailored polymers from "living" free-radical polymerization. Examples presented include preparing bimodal polymers and copolymers of n-butyl acrylate and styrene. Residence time distribution effects on polymer properties are investigated by varying the Peclet number, to show the degree of backmixing that adversely affects polymer properties.
Keywords:modeling;"living" free-radical polymerization;tubular reactor;bimodal polymer;residence time distribution