Date of Award
5-1976
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Engineering (ME)
Department
Chemical Engineering
Supervisor
Professor A.E. Hamielec
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Vidal, Luis Miramontes, "Non-Isothermal Polymerization of Styrene" (1976). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 410.
http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/opendissertations/410