Preliminary Program subject to change
08A18 Polymer Reaction Engineering Kinetics and Catalysis I
OverviewThis session will cover topics of current interest in polymerization kinetics, catalysis and reaction engineering. Talks may include areas such as the chemistry of polymerization, polymer reactions and physical interactions, design of new catalysts for controlled polymerizations, and polymerizations in novel media and/or reactor configurations. Papers highlighting the engineering aspects of polymerization such as control of reaction conditions are welcome. Methods used to investigate and characterize reactions and microenvironments within polymer systems are also encouraged.
Primary SponsorPolymers (08a)

Chair

Julie L. Jessop
Assistant Professor
University of Iowa
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
4133 Seamans Center
Iowa City, IA 52242-1527
Phone Number: 319-335-0681
Fax Number: 319-335-1415
Email: julie-jessop@uiowa.edu

CoChair

Carlos Villa
Senior Research Associate
Physical Sciences
The Dow Chemical Company
2301 N. Brazosport Blvd
Building 1217
Freeport, TX 77541
Phone Number: 979-238-5554
Fax Number: 979-238-0244
Email: cmvilla@dow.com
Ethylene-Norbornene Copolymerizations Via Silica-Immobilized Ti Cgc-Inspired Polymerization Catalysts
Michael W. McKittrick, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, ECCH 111, Boulder, CO 80309-0424 and Christopher W. Jones, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, Ga 30332-0100
Kinetic Modeling of Acrylate Polymerization at High Temperature
Xinrui Yu, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201, Linda J. Broadbelt, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60201 and Robin A. Hutchinson, Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Kinetics and Morphological Development in Syndiotactic Styrene Polymerization over Heterogeneized Metallocene Catalysts
Kyu Y. Choi and Joongjin Han, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, Stadium Drive, Bldg 090, College Park, MD 20742
Comparison of the Polymerization Kinetics of Bis(Triethoxysilyl)Ethane and Methyltriethoxysilane under Acidic Conditions
Jyothirmai Ambati and Stephen E. Rankin, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 177 Anderson Hall, Lexington, KY 40506
Influence of Water on Cure Kinetics Via Eb-Irradiated Epoxy Resin
Jihean Lee and Giuseppe R. Palmese, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Effects of Raft Agent on Braching in a Free-Radical Polymerization
Rujun Li, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Inst. Tech., 311 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332 and Joseph Schork, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Inst. Tech., 311 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Kinetic Modeling and Parameter Estimation of the Metallocene Catalyzed Slurry Polymerization of Propylene: Effect of Mao/Zr Ratio
Bernabe Quevedo, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Goessman Laboratory, Amherst, MA 01003, E. Bryan Coughlin, University of Massachusetts, 120 Governors Dr, Amherst, MA 01003 and Michael A. Henson, University of Massachusetts, 686 North Pleasant Street, Amherst, MA 01003-9303

Materials Engineering and Sciences Division