Precipitation of polystyrene by spraying polystyrene-toluene solution into compressed HFC-134a

Journal Article · Fri Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999 · Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ie9902277· OSTI ID:20000997

Tan, C S; Lin, H Y

A precipitation process employing compressed 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) as anti-solvent was used to recover polystyrene from toluene solution. In a continuous mode of operation, almost all the dissolved polystyrene could be precipitated under the condition that liquid HFC-134a was present in the precipitator. When the precipitator was full of gaseous HFC-134a only, a significant temperature rise was observed and the amount of the precipitated polystyrene was small. The effects of temperature, pressure, toluene solution flow rate, HFC-134a flow rate, and polystyrene concentration on the yield and morphology for the precipitated polystyrene were examined in this study. Microparticles of the precipitated polystyrene were obtained only when the solution jet traveled through gaseous HFC-134a first and then contacted with liquid HFC-134a in the precipitator.

• Research Organization: National Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu (TW)
• OSTI ID: 20000997
• Journal Information: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal Name: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 38; ISSN IECRED; ISSN 0888-5885
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
MATERIALS RECOVERY
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
POLYSTYRENE
PRECIPITATION
RECYCLING
REFRIGERANTS
TOLUENE