Multiple response optimization of styrene–butadiene rubber emulsion polymerization

A multiple response optimization of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) emulsion batch polymerization is proposed. Several properties of latex and rubber were optimized to obtain a particular grade of SBR, namely 1712. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) were employed for the modelling of the following pro...

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Autores: Martinez Delfa, Gerardo Esteban, Olivieri, Alejandro Cesar, Boschetti, Carlos Eugenio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/105022
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/105022
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:SBR
Emulsion polymerization
Artificial neural networks
Multiple response optimization
Desirability function
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Sumario:A multiple response optimization of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) emulsion batch polymerization is proposed. Several properties of latex and rubber were optimized to obtain a particular grade of SBR, namely 1712. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) were employed for the modelling of the following properties: solid content of latex, Mooney viscosity and polydispersity. The training was done by feeding the ANNs with experimental data obtained from a central composite design in which the concentration of some of the polymerization reagents (initiator, activator and chain transfer agent) was varied. The onedimensional desirability functionwas used for optimization, in order to obtain a single set of reaction conditions for the multiple responses. With optimum conditions, polymerization experiments were carried out and good agreementwas found between predicted and experimental values of the required properties.