Continuous emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate. Part: II Parameter estimation and simulation studies

Abstract Conversion data obtained over a wide range of operation of a continuous latex reactor for vinyl acetate polymerization were used to estimate the unknown kinetic parameters of a transient CSTR reactor model. Conversion‐time histories were adequately fitted by models of two levels of sophistication: a comprehensive model which solves for the age distribution function of polymer particles, and a simplified model that neglects the effect …