Method to minimize the transition time from one polymer grade to another polymer grade in a polymerization plant
US10669374B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G63/08
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method is provided which reduces the transition time and/or the polymer waste in a continuous polymerization plant and/or process having a back-mixing reactor when polymer grades are changed from a first polymer grade to a second polymer grade. A monomer(s) and processing agent(s) are introduced to the reactor. The concentration of the processing agent(s) in a feed stream to the reactor is varied as a function of time from a first value associated with the first polymer grade to a final value associated with the second polymer grade. During the concentration variation one or more intermediate values of processing agent concentration are adjusted between at a first value, an intermediate value(s), and a final value. The intermediate values may be maintained for a time which is calculated on the basis of only residence time and steady-state correlations between input and output of the reactor and/or of the polymerization plant. The method is performed without performing dynamic modelling.
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