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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/17802
Title: Bulk Polymerization of Acrylonitrile
Authors: Rubio, Luis Humberto Garcia
Advisor: Hamielec, A. E.
Department: Chemical Engineering
Keywords: Chemical Engineering;acrylonitrile
Publication Date: May-1976
Abstract: <p>This thesis reports on an experimental and theoretical study of the bulk polymerization of acrylonitrile to limiting conversions using 2,2' azobisisobutyronitrile initiator in the temperature range, 0°C to 120°C. Molecular weight averages and distributions were measured by gel permeation chromatography for polymers produced in the temperature range, 0°C -120°C. A two-phase model which holds for the bulk polymerization of vinyl chloride was used in a preliminary attempt to explain the kinetic behaviour of the system. It appears that this model does not adequately describe the bulk polymerization of acrylonitrile.</p>
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/17802
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