On Feb. 21, 2019, the patent application Method for Producing Acrylate Rubber at Reduced Emulsifier Concentration was published. The Ineos Styrolution group, including inventors Wolfgang Fischer and Tobias Schulz, completed this work with the help of the CPS Disc Centrifuge.
The inventors’ work in reducing the quantity of emulsifier needed to form a stable latex suspension or dispersion allows for a more pure final product and less pollution in the waste water from production. In addition to the stability of the latex, the authors’ concern was also the final particle size and distribution of the latex particles.
Fischer and Schulz relied on the CPS Disc Centrifuge to confirm that the final product of their process was within the desired median size and distribution breadth.
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