<p>The non-isothermal polymerization of styrene under runaway chemically initiated reactions was studied. A system of multiple initiators was used. The experiments were performed in an insulated batch reactor. Experimental temperature and pressure profiles with respect to time were obtained and used to evaluate a mathematical model at high temperatures. Molecular weights and conversion measured by gel-permeation chromatography (GPC) provided further evidence about the adequacy of the model. The behaviour of a non-isothermal polymerization if fully discussed, including such phenomena as depropagation, gel-effect and dead-end polymerization.</p> / Master of Engineering (ME)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/8933 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Vidal, Miramontes Luis |
| Contributors | Hamielec, A.E., Chemical Engineering |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | thesis |
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