Styrene Polymerization
Universitatea POLITEHNICA București
Facultatea de Inginerie in Limbi Străine
Suspension Polymerization of Styrene
Annual Capacity 80.000 t/year
Advisor:
Prof. Dr. Ing. Ec. L.M. Butac
July 2014
Student:
Moise Camelia Mihaela
LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................................................................. 2
I.i. History of styrenic polymers ............................................................................................................... 2
I.ii. Polystyrene. Introduction and History ................................................................................................ 4
I.iii. Styrene. General description ............................................................................................................. 7
I.iv. Styrene. Synthesis. Properties ........................................................................................................... 7
I.v. Properties of Polystyrene .................................................................................................................. 11
I.vi. The chemistry of polystyrene .......................................................................................................... 13
I.vii.Polymerization methods .................................................................................................................. 17
I.viii. The Economic significance of styrene and polystyrene ................................................................ 26
TECHNOLOGICAL FLOW SHEET DESCRIPTION ............................................................ 31
II.i. Main operations of the flow sheet .................................................................................................... 31
II.ii. Detailed description of the flow sheet ............................................................................................. 31
II.iii. Parameters of the technological flow
Facultatea de Inginerie in Limbi Străine
Suspension Polymerization of Styrene
Annual Capacity 80.000 t/year
Advisor:
Prof. Dr. Ing. Ec. L.M. Butac
July 2014
Student:
Moise Camelia Mihaela
LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................................................................. 2
I.i. History of styrenic polymers ............................................................................................................... 2
I.ii. Polystyrene. Introduction and History ................................................................................................ 4
I.iii. Styrene. General description ............................................................................................................. 7
I.iv. Styrene. Synthesis. Properties ........................................................................................................... 7
I.v. Properties of Polystyrene .................................................................................................................. 11
I.vi. The chemistry of polystyrene .......................................................................................................... 13
I.vii.Polymerization methods .................................................................................................................. 17
I.viii. The Economic significance of styrene and polystyrene ................................................................ 26
TECHNOLOGICAL FLOW SHEET DESCRIPTION ............................................................ 31
II.i. Main operations of the flow sheet .................................................................................................... 31
II.ii. Detailed description of the flow sheet ............................................................................................. 31
II.iii. Parameters of the technological flow
Links: Styrenic Copolymers”, John Wiley & Sons, 28 Mar. 2003 2 843401 A, 1907.02.05. 4. Gh.Hubca, I.Nita, P.Stanescu, F.Maris,”Tehnologia sintezei monomerilor”, Ed.Semne , Bucuresti, 2003. 5. William C. Teach, George C. Kiessling, “Polystyrene”, Reinhold Pub. Corp., New York, 1960 9. Stanley Sandler, “Polymer Syntheses, Volume 1”, Elsevier, 2 Dec. 2012 10 Learning Pvt. Ltd., 1 Oct. 2004 11 Rapra, 2000. viii 12 28 Aug. 1998.