Feasibility of simultaneous determination of monomer concentrations and particle size in emulsion polymerization using in situ Raman spectroscopy
Publication Date
2015-12-07Journal Title
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
ISSN
0888-5885
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Volume
54
Pages
12867-12876
Language
English
Type
Article
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Houben, C., Nurembetov, G., Haddleton, D., & Lapkin, A. (2015). Feasibility of simultaneous determination of monomer concentrations and particle size in emulsion polymerization using in situ Raman spectroscopy. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 54 12867-12876. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5b02759
Abstract
An immersion Raman probe was used in emulsion copolymerization reactions to measure monomer concentrations and particle size. Quantitative determination of monomer concentrations is feasible in two-monomer co-polymerizations, but only the overall conversion could be measured by Raman spectroscopy in a four-monomer co-polymerization. Feasibility of measuring monomer conversion and particle size was established using partial least square (PLS) calibration models. A simplified theoretical framework for measurement of particle sizes based on photon scattering is presented, based on the elastic sphere vibration and surface tension models.
Keywords
Raman spectroscopy, online monitoring, particle size, vibration of elastic sphere, emulsion polymerization
Sponsorship
The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (EC FP7) Grant Agreement n. [NMP2-SL-2012-280827] and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council under grant EP/L003309/1.
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.5b02759
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/252924
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Attribution 2.0 UK: England & Wales
Licence URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/