Suspension polymerisation in a COBR

Researcher: Mateus K. Vasconcelos
Project start date: 1st September 2021

This project investigates the possibility of producing polymer particles by suspension polymerisation in a COBR. The scientific objectives are to understand the effects of mixing, temperature, concentration of reactants on reaction kinetics, conversion, droplet/particle size distribution and molar mass distribution. The goals of this project are to establish reaction kinetics and parameters affecting kinetics in a model reaction and to develop a reliable and repeatable polymerisation process that could be utilized by industry.

 

Mateus obtained his first degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Brasilia, Brazil; his MSc in Chemical and Biochemical Process Engineering, the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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