TY - JOUR
T1 - Energy efficient emulsion polymerization strategies
AU - Goikoetxea, Monika
AU - Heijungs, Reinout
AU - Barandiaran, Maria J.
AU - Asua, José M.
PY - 2008/2/15
Y1 - 2008/2/15
N2 - Polymerization strategies aiming at further reducing the environmental impact of the already "green" emulsion polymerization process were investigated. Life cycle assessment showed that non-isothermal strategies starting at low temperature resulted in an environmental impact lower than the isothermal ones. Nevertheless, the major part of the environmental impact was due to raw materials. The effect of the polymerization strategy on polymer microstructure was investigated.
AB - Polymerization strategies aiming at further reducing the environmental impact of the already "green" emulsion polymerization process were investigated. Life cycle assessment showed that non-isothermal strategies starting at low temperature resulted in an environmental impact lower than the isothermal ones. Nevertheless, the major part of the environmental impact was due to raw materials. The effect of the polymerization strategy on polymer microstructure was investigated.
KW - Emulsion polymerization
KW - Energy saving
KW - Environmental impact
KW - Life cycle assessment (LCA)
KW - Low temperature initiation
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U2 - 10.1002/mren.200700042
DO - 10.1002/mren.200700042
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:55349092028
SN - 1862-832X
VL - 2
SP - 90
EP - 98
JO - Macromolecular Reaction Engineering
JF - Macromolecular Reaction Engineering
IS - 1
ER -