Fundamental Modeling of Solid-State Polymerization Process Systems for Polyesters and Polyamides

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dc.contributor.authorLucas, Bruceen
dc.contributor.committeechairLiu, Y. A.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBaird, Donald G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDavis, Richey M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMcGrath, James E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLong, Timothy E.en
dc.contributor.departmentChemical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:17:41Zen
dc.date.adate2005-11-22en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:17:41Zen
dc.date.issued2005-08-25en
dc.date.rdate2006-11-22en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-26en
dc.description.abstractThe dissertation describes and assembles the building blocks for sound and accurate models for solid-state polymerization process systems of condensation polymers, particularly poly(ethylene terephthalate) and nylon-6. The work centers on an approach for modeling commercial-scale, as opposed to laboratory-scale, systems. The focus is not solely on coupled polymerization and diffusion, but extends to crystallization, physical properties, and phase equilibrium, which all enhance the robustness of the complete model. There are three applications demonstrating the utility of the model for a variety of real, industrial plant operations. One of the validated simulation models is for commercial production of three different grades of solid-state PET. There are also validated simulation models for the industrial leaching and solid-state polymerization of nylon-6 covering a range of operating conditions. The results of these studies justify our mixing-cell modeling approach as well as the inclusion of all relevant fundamental concepts. The first several chapters discuss in detail the engineering fundamentals that we must consider for modeling these polymerization process systems. These include physical properties, phase equilibrium, crystallization, diffusion, polymerization, and additional modeling considerations. The last two chapters cover the modeling applications.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-10262005-082012en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10262005-082012/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/29378en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartBruceLucasDissertation2005.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectnylon-6en
dc.subjectpoly(ethylene terephthalate)en
dc.subjectpolymerization kineticsen
dc.subjectcrystallization kineticsen
dc.subjectSimulationen
dc.subjectmodelen
dc.subjectdiffusionen
dc.subjectphysical propertiesen
dc.titleFundamental Modeling of Solid-State Polymerization Process Systems for Polyesters and Polyamidesen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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