Modeling of the Atom Transfer Radical Copolymerization Processes of Methyl Methacrylate and 2-(Trimethylsilyl) Ethyl Methacrylate under Batch, Semibatch, and Continuous Feeding: A Chemical Reactor Eng
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- 作者：Wei Wang ; Yin-Ning Zhou ; Zheng-Hong Luo
- 刊名：Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
- 出版年：2014
- 出版时间：July 30, 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：53
- 期：30
- 页码：11873-11883
- 全文大小：629K
- ISSN：1520-5045
文摘
A kinetic model was developed for the atom transfer radical copolymerization (ATRcoP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 2-(trimethylsilyl) ethyl methacrylate (HEMA-TMS) in tank reactors under three typical feeding modes, namely, batch, semibatch, and continuous feeding. The kinetic parameters for ATRcoP equilibrium were estimated from the model using the experiment data obtained under the batch mode. The simulation results were validated using the experimental data for the semibatch process. An excellent agreement between experiment and simulation data suggests that the model is suitable for simulating the copolymerization. The effects of different operating modes on the ATRcoP characteristics were investigated. The results demonstrated that each reactor possesses its own advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, this study offers thorough polymerization characteristics comparison with the use of a constant ATRcoP system, and the results show a promising design in determining the optimal operating conditions of quasiliving copolymerization, such as ATRcoP, in varying reactors.