MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF EMULSION POLYMERIZATION REACTORS: A POPULATION BALANCE APPROACH.

Comprehensive process modeling is the first and, perhaps, the most important step towards more efficient process design, optimization, and control. A general mathematical framework is presented in detail here and is subsequently employed to model the dynamic behavior of emulsion polymerization (latex) reactors and to simulate present industrial and novel modes of reactor operation. This framework is based on a population balance approach, where …