AbstractThe emulsion polymerization of vinyl acetate was studied using a loop reactor. The results were compared with some earlier work done in a batch reactor. A parallel was drawn with the results obtained with a tubular loop reactor and with a continuous reactor using styrene as monomer. The same phenomena of the optimum conversion peak with styrene at the laminar turbulent flow transition zone also occurred for the vinyl acetate. The peak obtained in this case was, however, broader and in the lower turbulent zone. The effect of the surfactant concentration on the broadness of the peak is discussed.
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