Packaging Products
Packaging Products
Packaging Products
BP/Lummus Technology –
Robert Stepanian, ABB Lummus Global
Bloomfield, New Jersey
- Other uses
include shipping
containers, furniture, ice
chests, and helmet
liners.
Polymerization Steps
Initiation - the double bond on the carbon atom is broken
to form a free radical.
4 Distinct Steps:
1. Initiation of Radical Formation
2. Initiation of Chain Formation
3. Propagation
4. Termination
Thermal Decomposition of
Initiators
only the peroxides find extensive use as
radical sources
peroxidic initiator thermally decomposes via
homolytic cleavage of the O—O bond
Polymer Chain Initiation
2. Disproportion termination
Devolatilization section
two-stage section with high heat and mass transfer
rates, at very low residence times
Condensation Section
allows customization of the balance between product
purification from low-molecular-weight components
(waxes) and specific raw materials consumption
Flexibility
can match any requirements in terms of product
portfolio
POLIMERI EUROPA EXPANDABLE
POLYSTYRENE PROCESS
TECHNOLOGY
Process Chemistry
based on a batch water suspension
polymerization
styrene is dispersed in small droplets inside the
water phase in an agitated reactor
4 Distinct Steps:
1. Initiation of Radical Formation
2. Initiation of Chain Formation
3. Propagation
4. Termination
Residual Volatile Content
important target is to reach a very low amount
of residual volatile content in EPS beads
Coating Technology
greatly influences final EPS performance
during both processing and final use
Process Flow
Devolatilization Section
allows producers to customize the balance between
product purification from low-molecular-weight
components (waxes) and raw materials specific
consumption
Condensation Section
allows customization of the balance between product
purification from low-molecular-weight components
(waxes) and specific raw materials consumption
Flexibility
can match any requirements in terms of product
portfolio, keeping the polymer quality at the top level