Loading…
Optimization of the Polymer Foam Process by the Residence Time Distribution Approach
In this work, we used the residence time distribution to study the polystyrene foaming during an extrusion process. The extruder associated with a gear pump is simply and quantitatively described by three continuously stirred tank reactors with recycling loops and one plug-flow reactor. The blowing...
Saved in:
Published in: | Industrial & engineering chemistry research 2009-05, Vol.48 (10), p.4884-4891 |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Subjects: | |
Citations: | Items that this one cites Items that cite this one |
Online Access: | Get full text |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Summary: | In this work, we used the residence time distribution to study the polystyrene foaming during an extrusion process. The extruder associated with a gear pump is simply and quantitatively described by three continuously stirred tank reactors with recycling loops and one plug-flow reactor. The blowing agent used is CO2 and is obtained by thermal decomposition of a chemical blowing agent (CBA). This approach allows the optimization of the density of the foam in accordance with the CBA kinetic of decomposition. |
---|---|
ISSN: | 0888-5885 1520-5045 |
DOI: | 10.1021/ie800836j |