Study of micromixing in polymerization reactions and its application in experimental copolymerization

The better understanding of the degree of mixing in highly viscous media is of crucial interest with respect to the product quality during a polymn. reaction. A special reactor composed of a loop tubular reactor followed by a tubular part, all being filled with motionless mixers, was developed in our labs in collaboration with a manufacturer. To investigate and det. the degree of mixing, a special test reaction using an inline sensor was developed. Application of these results to very fast copolymn. was realized using a technol. avoiding solvents and obtaining good product quality. [on SciFinder (R)