Harnessing Photon Density Wave Spectroscopy for the Inline Monitoring of up to 100 L Vinyl Acetate-Versa^® 10 Polymerization: Insights into Dispersion Dynamics and Mixing.

ABSTRACT: Photon Density Wave (PDW) spectroscopy is used as process analytical technology (PAT) in three batch sizes, 1 L, 10 L and 100 L, of polyvinyl acetate-neodecanoic acid vinyl ester (Versa^® 10) copolymerization. The effects on particle formation and growth are comparably analyzed. The data show comparability across scales up to a polymer volume fraction of around 0.15. Deviations beyond this suggest differences in particle growth dynamics. A detailed analysis of the dispersion dynamics and mixing properties provides an enhanced understanding compared to previous studies. Furthermore, the PDW spectroscopy data suggest inhomogeneity due to insufficient mixing at the beginning of the syntheses, despite very low feed-rates of the monomer mixture. PDW spectroscopy is thus capable of mon

SUBMITTER: Schlappa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11902584 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature