Mathematical Modeling of the Internal Surface Area of Copolymer Particles Based on Elementary Gel Structures

Autor(es)

Aguiar, Leandro G.

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: MACROMOLECULAR REACTION ENGINEERING; v. 10, n. 6, p. 588-599, DEC 2016.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

The present work describes a kinetic approach which is able to predict how the internal surface area of polymer particles evolve during suspension copolymerization in the presence of porogen. For such a purpose, the concept of elementary gel structures has been introduced by modeling their surface area through the numerical fractionation technique. Thus, variables such as diluents composition, divinyl monomer concentration, and dilution degree could be assessed in the simulations. The present mathematical model is validated by using different experimental data from literature and a fair agreement is reached. Furthermore, the developed model is also capable of predicting the most significant copolymerization variables, e.g., conversion rate, concentration of species, and average molecular weights. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/22080-9 - Estudo experimental e modelagem matemática da produção de resinas à base de estireno e de suas aplicações em catálise heterogênea
• Beneficiário: Leandro Gonçalves de Aguiar
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular