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Sviluppo di un reattore automatizzato per il controllo delle reazioni di polimerizzazione in emulsione con LabVIEW 7 express
No full textImpiego di LabVIEW 7 Express per l'elaborazione dei dati ed il calcolo delle solubilità e diffusività di olefine in poliolefine mediante misure cromatografiche
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Kinetic study of the polycondensation of acetone to produce isophorone adopting alumina and magnesia as catalysts
No full textProcess for the recovery of bitumen from an oil sand
No full textThe present invention relates to a process for the recovery of bitumen from an oil sand comprising the following phases in succession: (a) mixing an oil sand with a diluent capable of reducing the viscosity and density of the bitumen contained in said oil sand, obtaining a first mixture (slurry) comprising diluted bitumen; (b) mixing said slurry with a basic aqueous solution (BAS) possibly containing salts to increase its ionic strength, capable of removing said diluted bitumen from said oil sand containing it, obtaining a second mixture (BAS-slurry) which can be separated into (i) a liquid phase comprising said diluted bitumen, a fraction of oil sand free of the bitumen removed and water; (ii) a sediment comprising the remaining fraction of said oil sand free of the bitumen removed, water and residual hydrocarbons which can be eliminated by subsequent washings; (c) separating a liquid phase comprising said diluted bitumen removed, from said BAS-slurry mixture; (d) recovering, from said liquid phase separated in phase (c), the removed diluted bitumen contained therein
Polymer blends by self-propagating frontal polymerization
No full textThe use of self-propagating frontal polymerization to produce polymer blends has been investigated. A homogeneous solution of monomer, polymer (of a second monomer), and initiator is initially heated at a specific location to start a polymerization front that propagates along the system. The obtained polymerization reaction is very fast compared with diffusion, sea that the two types of macromolecules remain homogeneously distributed, as in the original monomer/polymer solution. In the case of two incompatible polymers, the system has no time to reach the equilibrium condition where phase separation occurs and a polymer blend is obtained in the form of a metastable solution. Applications to two incompatible pairs (methyl methacrylate-styrene and methyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid) are discussed. Moreover, it has been found that the presence of inert polymer in the initial mixture improves the process performance, leading to more stable propagation fronts, lower front temperatures, and higher monomer conversions. (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Experimental and modeling analysis of dual-reflux pressure swing adsorption process
No full textA laboratory-scale dual-reflux pressure swing adsorption process unit comprised of two beds with intermediate feed position was built and tested for concentrating dilute gaseous feed of methane in nitrogen using Norit RB1 activated carbon. Experimental investigations revealed that the change in blowdown or pressurization step time, feed or purge step time, and heavy product flow rate did not have a significant effect on process performance (in terms of methane purity). However, the process performance was found to be quite sensitive to changes in light reflux flow rate. These experimental results were used to validate the predictions of a mathematical model developed in the frame of the commercial software Aspen Adsim, thus providing an effective tool to elucidate process behavior
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