Horizontally flowing continuous free radical polymerization process for manufacturing water-soluble polymers from monomers in aqueous solution

• Main Authors: JEFFREY R. CRAMM, MAYUR PATEL, ROBERT W. REESE JR, CHENG-SUNG HUANG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.11.1999
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP

A continuous free radical polymerization process for the preparation of water-soluble copolymers from water-soluble monomers for further processing to dry polymers is disclosed. The process allows efficient polymerization of the monomers in aqueous solution in the presence of a free radical catalyst...