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Process for preparing polymers from styrene

Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1972-04-12
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Granted: 1974-10-08
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Expires: 1992-04-12
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Abstract

Abstract 1. A PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYMERS FROM STYRENE WHICH COMPRISES CARRYING OUT A POLYMERIZATION REACTION IN A CYLINDERICAL CASING EQUIPPED WITH A PLURALITY OF ROTATING SHFTS IN PARALLEL, EACH CARRYING THEREON A PLURALITY OF AGITATION DISCS IN A ROW, SAID SHAFTS BEING RORATED AT THE SAME SPEED IN THE DIRECTIONS OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE POLYMERIZATION REACTION IS EFFECTED UNDER TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS CONTROLLED BY SPRAYING WATER OVER THE FREE SURFACE OF THE RETAINED POLYMERIZATION SOLUTION IN A PLURALITY OF AXIALLY DIVIDED SECTIONS OF THE CASTING, THE AMOUNT OF WATER BEING SUCH THAT IT EVAPORATES ON CONTACT WITH POLYMERIZATION SOLUTIONS AND DOES NOT EXIST AS A SEPARATE LIQUID PHASE IN THE REACTION ZONE, ALLOWING THE WATER TO EVAPORATE, AND REMOVING THE EVAPORATED WATER FROM THE CYLINDERICAL CASING.

Inventors

  • 👤 H Kajimoto
  • 👤 M Tokuda
  • 👤 I Hayashi
  • 👤 K Kondo

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/18; B01F; B01F27/00; B01F27/60; B01F27/73; B01F27/731; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/00049; B01J2219/00051; B01J2219/00074; B01J2219/00087; B01J2219/00094; B01J2219/00121; B01J2219/00123; B01J2219/00126; B01J2219/18; B01J2219/182

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 128 words
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYMERS FROM STYRENE WHICH COMPRISES CARRYING OUT A POLYMERIZATION REACTION IN A CYLINDERICAL CASING EQUIPPED WITH A PLURALITY OF ROTATING SHFTS IN PARALLEL, EACH CARRYING THEREON A PLURALITY OF AGITATION DISCS IN A ROW, SAID SHAFTS BEING RORATED AT THE SAME SPEED IN THE DIRECTIONS OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE POLYMERIZATION REACTION IS EFFECTED UNDER TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS CONTROLLED BY SPRAYING WATER OVER THE FREE SURFACE OF THE RETAINED POLYMERIZATION SOLUTION IN A PLURALITY OF AXIALLY DIVIDED SECTIONS OF THE CASTING, THE AMOUNT OF WATER BEING SUCH THAT IT EVAPORATES ON CONTACT WITH POLYMERIZATION SOLUTIONS AND DOES NOT EXIST AS A SEPARATE LIQUID PHASE IN THE REACTION ZONE, ALLOWING THE WATER TO EVAPORATE, AND REMOVING THE EVAPORATED WATER FROM THE CYLINDERICAL CASING.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 128 words
A PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYMERS FROM STYRENE WHICH COMPRISES CARRYING OUT A POLYMERIZATION REACTION IN A CYLINDERICAL CASING EQUIPPED WITH A PLURALITY OF ROTATING SHFTS IN PARALLEL, EACH CARRYING THEREON A PLURALITY OF AGITATION DISCS IN A ROW, SAID SHAFTS BEING RORATED AT THE SAME SPEED IN THE DIRECTIONS OPPOSITE TO EACH OTHER, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT THE POLYMERIZATION REACTION IS EFFECTED UNDER TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS CONTROLLED BY SPRAYING WATER OVER THE FREE SURFACE OF THE RETAINED POLYMERIZATION SOLUTION IN A PLURALITY OF AXIALLY DIVIDED SECTIONS OF THE CASTING, THE AMOUNT OF WATER BEING SUCH THAT IT EVAPORATES ON CONTACT WITH POLYMERIZATION SOLUTIONS AND DOES NOT EXIST AS A SEPARATE LIQUID PHASE IN THE REACTION ZONE, ALLOWING THE WATER TO EVAPORATE, AND REMOVING THE EVAPORATED WATER FROM THE CYLINDERICAL CASING.

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