화학공학소재연구정보센터
Polymer, Vol.36, No.10, 2019-2023, 1995
Estimation of Conversion and Copolymer Composition in Semicontinuous Emulsion Polymerization Using Calorimetric Data
A new approach to estimate conversion and copolymer composition in semicontinuous emulsion copolymerization systems based on calorimetric measurements was developed. The proposed approach was checked for two different monomer systems : butyl acrylate-styrene and vinyl acetate-butyl acrylate. The estimated values of conversion and copolymer composition obtained from calorimetric data were compared with measurements of conversion and cumulative copolymer composition by gravimetry, gas chromatography and H-1 n.m.r. A good agreement was achieved.