Continuous flow synthesis of poly(acrylic acid) via free radical polymerisation

Brocken, Laurens; Price, Paul D.; Whittaker, Jane; Baxendale, Ian R.

doi:10.1039/c7re00063d

Continuous flow synthesis of poly(acrylic acid) via free radical polymerisation

Brocken, Laurens; Price, Paul D.; Whittaker, Jane; Baxendale, Ian R.

Authors

Laurens Brocken

Paul D. Price

Jane Whittaker

Professor Ian Baxendale i.r.baxendale@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

The free radical polymerisation of aqueous solutions of acrylic acid (1) has been studied using a continuous flow reactor to quickly screen reaction parameters such as temperature, residence time, monomer- and initiator concentration. The experimental data sets produced established a theoretical basis for conducting scale up processes to efficiently produce larger quantities of poly(acrylic acid) delivered with good control over the molecular weight and dispersity.

Citation

Brocken, L., Price, P. D., Whittaker, J., & Baxendale, I. R. (2017). Continuous flow synthesis of poly(acrylic acid) via free radical polymerisation. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 2(5), 662-668. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7re00063d

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jul 14, 2017
Online Publication Date	Jul 14, 2017
Publication Date	Oct 1, 2017
Deposit Date	Jul 19, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Jul 14, 2018
Journal	Reaction Chemistry and Engineering
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	2
Issue	5
Pages	662-668
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1039/c7re00063d