Project

Multiscale design of radical polymerization in emulsion

Code

BOF/STA/201909/014

Duration

01 January 2020 → 31 October 2024

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund

Promotor

Paul Van Steenberge

Research disciplines

Engineering and technology
- Particle design and technology
- Chemical product design and formulation not elsewhere classified
- Chemical kinetics and thermodynamics
- Modelling, simulation and optimisation
- Polymers and plastics

Keywords

emulsion multiscale design polymerization

Project description

An improved understanding of mesoscale phenomena (radical exit and entry, phase partitioning, surfactant role, ionic stabilization, particle nucleation, growth and aggregation or coalescence) in radical polymerization in aqueous mini-, micro and macro-emulsions using both experimental and computational methods, targeting improved properties of nanostructured materials produced in environmentally benign solvents such as water.