Ethylene Polymerization Reactors

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Course Overview

This course describes the PE polymerization reaction kinetics and reactor design in detail. The main focus is found on the actual polymerization reactors and their design and operation. Each different polymerization scheme is investigated, and the respective reactors are presented in detail. Reaction kinetics in each type are presented and explained. Phase equilibria, fluid flows and especially heterogeneous fluid flows and transfer mechanisms are key factors to this course.

Objective:

To understand Ethylene polymerization procedures
To learn Ethylene polymerization reaction schemes
To learn Ethylene polymerization catalytic routes
To understand all Ethylene polymerization reactors and their attributes
To understand control of polymerization reaction kinetics
To understand polymerization reaction thermodynamics

Course Outline

Day 1: Fundamentals of Polymerization Reactors and Reaction Principles

Overview of polymerization reactor types: CSTR, PFR, fluidized bed, and fixed bed reactors
Introduction to reaction kinetics: rates of reaction and rate constants (k values)
Analysis of energy diagrams and activation energies in polymerization processes
Types of polymerization reactions and their mechanisms
Introduction to reaction thermodynamics: equilibrium, Le Chatelier's principle, and phase equilibria
Understanding equilibrium shifts in polymerization systems

Day 2: Catalytic Systems and Polymerization Reaction Mechanisms

Introduction to catalytic reactions in ethylene polymerization
Catalyst types, poisoning, and deactivation phenomena
Chemical and physical structure of catalysts
Polymerization reaction mechanisms: addition and condensation polymerization
Comparison of step-growth and chain-growth polymerization
Homogeneous vs. heterogeneous polymerization systems
Mechanisms of anionic, cationic, free radical, and coordination polymerization
Reactor vessels for various polymerization processes

Day 3: Reactor Configurations and Polyethylene Production Techniques

Operation of semi-batch reactors in polymerization
Gas-phase and slurry-phase copolymerization processes
Experimental methods for slurry homopolymerization
Techniques for gas-phase homopolymerization and copolymerization
Polyethylene properties: physical, chemical, and financial considerations
Grades and types of polyethylene products
Homopolymerization techniques: free radical and catalytic homopolymerization
Copolymerization with polar vinyl monomers in polyethylene systems

Day 4: Solvent Effects and Advanced Free Radical Polymerization

Free radical polymerization in various organic solvents
Impact of solvent selection on phase equilibrium and polymerization outcomes
Influence of Lewis acids on polymerization processes
Controlled radical polymerization methodologies
Free radical polymerization in aqueous systems and emulsions
Stabilization mechanisms: cationic and anionic stabilization techniques
Polymerization processes in hybrid solvent systems combining organic and aqueous phases

Day 5: Copolymerization Strategies and Hybrid Mechanisms

Free radical copolymerization involving polar vinyl monomers
Key factors affecting ethylene copolymerization processes
Ethylene–MMA, Ethylene–Styrene, and Ethylene–Vinyl Acetate copolymerization methods
Copolymerization in emulsion systems
Hybrid free radical and catalytic polymerization mechanisms
Synergy between radical and catalytic pathways in copolymerization
Detailed mechanisms of Ethylene–MMA and Styrene–Ethylene hybrid copolymerization
Application of hybrid copolymerization via ATRP (Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization)

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Duration: 5 Days

date: 25 - 29 Aug 2025

Chemical Engineering

Ethylene Polymerization Reactors

Duration:5 Days

date:25 - 29 Aug 2025

Singapore

$6,100

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