Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
5-31-1980
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
First Advisor
Hung T. Chen
Second Advisor
S. Dutta
Third Advisor
Gordon Lewandowski
Abstract
An experimental study was carried out on the control of CSTR by on-off regulation of light intensity for the photo-sensitized polymerization of styrene. The controllability of the reaction temperature, the advantages of operating at metastable states, and the molecular weights of the polymer formed were discussed. The influence of feed temperatures, sensitizer concentrations, and residence times on the reactor performance characteristics were also discussed. Experimental results showed that polymer formed at the metastable state had a higher average chain length and narrower molecular weight distribution than that formed at the low stable state. While increasing the residence time shifted the temperature curve towards lower light intensity, increasing feed temperature for the same light intensity offered higher conversion and increasing chain length.
Recommended Citation
Setthachayanon, Songvit, "An experimental study of photopolymerization in a continuous stirred tank reactor" (1980). Theses. 2133.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2133
