HETEROGENOUS ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION IN A MICRO REACTOR SYSTEM

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dc.contributor.advisorChoi, Kyu Yongen_US
dc.contributor.advisorOhadi, Michael Men_US
dc.contributor.authorMahadevan, Meeraen_US
dc.contributor.departmentChemical Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-10T05:35:28Z
dc.date.available2013-10-10T05:35:28Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractMicro reactors provide enhanced mass and heat transfer owing to their high surface area to volume ratio. These reactors offer precise control and selectivity and can be used for synthesizing specifically engineered and technically sophisticated olefin polymers. An unsteady state reactor model (using coordination reaction kinetics) was developed to study the concentration profiles of monomer, catalyst, polymer and its molecular weight distribution along the length of the reactor with time. Nano silica particles of diameter 400nm were synthesized as a support for the metallocene catalyst. Heterogeneous ethylene polymerization was carried out in tubular reactors of diameters 800 µm, 1 mm, and 2.37 mm under 2-phase flow conditions. This thesis investigates the effect of operating conditions in a micro reactor on the qualitative and quantitative properties of the polymer. The results can be extended to propose applications for synthesis of polymers with unique morphology using the inherent advantages of these reactors.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/14663
dc.subject.pqcontrolledChemical engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMechanical engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPolymer chemistryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEthyleneen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHeterogenousen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMicroreactoren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPolymerizationen_US
dc.titleHETEROGENOUS ETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION IN A MICRO REACTOR SYSTEMen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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