Papers of the 8th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering Hamburg, 3-6 October 2004: Papers of the 8th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering, Hamburg, 3-6 October, 2004(Dechema Monographs)

By representing the proceedings of the "8th International Workshop on Polymer Reaction Engineering" held at the University of Hamburg, October 3-6, 2004, this volume covers new results, applications and actual trends in the development of polymerization reactions, reactors and processes. The latest event of this well established international workshop series highlights especially promising areas such as polymer thermodynamics, polymerization kinetics, mixing and scale-up, reactor safety, process intesification an reaction technology for multi-component high performance polymer systems. Additionally, unsolved fundamental reaction engineering problems in the polymer industries and new options of academic research are identified and discussed.

Table of Contents:
LECTURE SESSIONS.Keynote Lecture: Visions on Trends and New Paths: A View from Academia (M. Cunningham).Keynote Lecture: Unsolved Fundamental Problems in Polymer iReaction Engineering (K. D. Hungenberg).Keynote Lecture: Moleling as a Tool for Process Engineering (L. Broadbelt, et al.).Keynote Lecture: Colloidal Behavior of Emulsion Polymers in their Post-Processing (J. Sefcik, et al.).New Materials by Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization (K. Matyjaszewski).Keynote Lecture: Recent Developments in Metallocene Catalysis (W. Kaminsky & P. Wiemann).POSTER SESSIONS.New Catalysis and Catalytic Polymerization: A Conditional Monte Carlo Method to Predict Branched Architectures from MWD and Branching of Polyethylene for Systems with a Constrained Geometry Metallocene Catalyst in Continuous Reactors (P. Ledema & H. Hoefsloot).New Catalysis and Catalytic Polymerization: Organic Supports for Heterogeneous Metallocene Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization (M. Klapper, et al.).New Catalysis and Catalytic Polymerization: Selective Polymerization of Propene Oxide by Simple Heterogeneous Iron and Aluminium Catalysts (T. Dwars, et al.).Polymer Process Intensification: Design of Nanostructured Polyamide12/Polydimethylsiloxane Blends by Reactive Extrusion (R. Rached, et al.).Polymer Process Intensification: Closed-Loop Process Control Using Raman Spectroscopy (B. Henninger, et al.).Processes for Nano-Particles and Nano-Structured Polymer Materials: Production of Porous Materials by "Reactive Gelation" (N. Marti, et al.).Processes for Nano-Particles and Nano-Structured Polymer Materials: Synthesis of Porous Polymeric Nanoparticles for Water Treatment Applications (O. Kammona, et al.).Processes in Alternative Environmentally Benign Solvents (CO2, Ionic Liquids, A.O.): Measurement of Sorption and Swelling of Fluorinated Polymers in Supercritical CO2) (B. Bonavoglia, et al.).Modeling and Simulation for Process Development and Control: CFD Simulations of Gas Phase Polyolefin Microreactors (E. Erikssons, et al.).Particle Morphology Control in Heterogeneous Polymerization: Effect of Polypropylene Particles Size on the High Impact Polypropylene Particles (D. Bouzid & T. McKenna).Controlled and Free Radical Polymerization: Plasma Induced Polymerization of Unsaturated Amphiphiles Controlled by their Self-organization in Aqueous Media (T. Dwars, et al.).Determining Emulsion Properties by Process Conditions: Rheological Behaviour of Highly Concentrated Polystyrene Latex near the Maximum packing Fraction of Particles (M. Pishvaei, et al.).Miscellaneous: An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on the Diffusion of Olefins in Semi-Crystalline Polymers: The Influence of Swelling in Polymer-Penetrant Systems (V. Kanellopoulos, et al.).Author's Index.

About the Author :
Gerhard Kreysa, born 1945, studied chemistry at the Technical University of Dresden. After obtaining his doctorate, he joined the Karl Winnacker Institute of the DECHEMA in Frankfurt (Main) where he focused his research interests on electrochemical engineering and environmental protection. He became Chief Executive of the DECHEMA in 1992. In the course of his career, Professor Kreysa has received several national and international scientific awards, and honorary doctorates from the University of Clausthal and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He is a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, teaches at the universities of Dortmund and Regensburg and holds numerous honorary positions. He is also actively involved in issues pertaining to research and the public acceptance of science and technology.