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In the current situation of energy, gas storage is one of the basic needs. Different methods have been used in order to storage gases. One of these methods is the adsorption of gases on solid materials, which are called as adsorbents. In recent decades, different gas adsorbents, such as silica gel, zeolite and activated carbon, have been studied. Most of these adsorbents are nonorganic materials. Recently, many researchers have tried to apply polymeric materials as gas adsorbents. In this regard, the obtained results on the different polymers showed that it is possible to achieve the proper gas adsorption. In this study, different samples were prepared from polysulfone by phase inversion... 

In this research polypropylene/carbon nanotube nano composites were prepared via in situ polymerization using Bi-supported Ziegler-Natta catalytic systems. Magnesium etoxide and Multi wall carbon nanotubes(MWCNT) functionalized by hydroxyl groups were used as supports of catalyst. TiCl4 and TiBA were used as catalyst and co catalyst respectively. After defining the polymerization optimum conditions and considering its parameters constant, nano composites with different carbon nanotube contents were produced by changing the polymerization time. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images certified very good dispersion of MWCNTs throughout polypropylene matrix. The thermal properties behavior of... 

Hydrophilic polymers are widely used in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes to increase water viscosity during polymer flooding. However, these polymers increase the viscosity of injected water in undesirable strands, before reaching considerable positions that make some problems in polymer flooding process such as thermal, mechanical, bacterial degradation, surface absorption and undesirable plugging. In this study, a novel core-shell structure of polyacrylamide as an active polymer and nanoscale coating polystyrene as a shell polymer was designed and prepared to intelligently control mobility ratio in oil reservoirs and overcome weakness and limitations of classical polymer flooding.... 

The main object of this thesis is production and investigation of polypropylene-fumed silica nanocomposites by using bi-supported Ziegler-natta catalytic system and in-situ polymerization. Magnesium ethoxide and fumed silica were used as supports of catalyst. TiCl4 was accompanied by triisobutyl aluminum(TiBA) and diisobutyl phthalate(DIBP) as electron doner constituting Ziegler-Natta catalytic system. Preparation of catalyst and polymerization were taken place in slurry phase under the argon atmosphere. At the beginning of the polymerization experiment, several type of nanocomposites were made under various conditions(such as different Al/Ti molar ratio) to find optimum condition to... 

In this research UHMWPE/FUMED SILICA nanocomposites with different concentrations of nano fumed silica (0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 4.5 wt %) were prepared via in situ polymerization using a novel Bi-supported Ziegler-Natta catalytic systems. Magnesium etoxide and Fumed Silica functionalized by hydroxyl groups were used as supports of catalyst. TiCl4 accompanied by triethylaluminum constituted Ziegler-Natta catalytic system. Preparation of catalyst and polymerization were done in slurry phase under the argon atmosphere. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images also certified very good dispersion of fumed silica throughout PE matrix. Intrinsic viscosity measurements showed high molecular weight for... 

In the present investigation, experimental design, synthesis and evaluation of Verapamil, Albumin, Immonuglubline G and Trypsin imprinted polymers and finally Albumin imprinted poly(dopamine) nano-layer were presented. A bimodal polymerization approach as a combination of precipitation and dispersion polymerization was taken towards producing 500 nm particles for verapamil imprinting purpose. In this case the imprinting factor was 2.17. In a challenge for producing spherical particles with predefined size and pore properties the hierarchical polymerization in packed beds, using porous silica particles (particle size ca. 40 µm) was developed, as well. The method resolving the problems... 

The cubic equation of state (CEOS) is a powerful method for calculation of (vapor + liquid) equilibrium (VLE) in polymer solutions. However, the traditional mixing rules are not appropriate to extend the CEOS to non-ideal mixtures such as polymer solutions. For better prediction of (vapor + liquid) equilibria in polymer solutions, it is better to use mixing rules based on Excess Gibbs free energy function, GE. Choosing an appropriate excess Gibbs free energy for a mixing rule is a major step. In this work, by using three EOS (PRSV, Dashtizadeh and SRK) with FH-NRTL-NRF excess Gibbs free energy model and Wong–Sandler mixing rule, the EOS/GE method is applied for prediction of phase... 

In this research UHMWPE/MWCNT nanocomposites with different concentrations of nanotubes (0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 wt %) were prepared via in situ polymerization using a novel Bi-supported Ziegler-Natta catalytic systems. Magnesium etoxide and Multi wall carbon nanotubes functionalized by hydroxyl groups were used as supports of catalyst. TiCl4 accompanied by triethylaluminum constituted Ziegler-Natta catalytic system. Preparation of catalyst and polymerization were done in slurry phase under the argon atmosphere. Support of catalyst on MWCNT was investigated using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The results confirmed interaction between catalyst and hydroxyl groups on the surface... 

Suspension polymerization is an important industrial process. Product of this process is particulate polymers that have a widely use in human lives. An important property of suspension polymerization process is the particle size distribution (PSD), which affects the end-use properties of the products. Therefore, the evolution of PSD is a major concern in the design of a suspension polymerization process. In a suspension polymerization reactor the evaluation of particle size distribution is the result of the interaction of the mixing conditions and the kinetics of the polymerization reactions. Mathematical modeling of particle size distribution in suspension polymerization processes should... 

The usual method for determination of pure component parameters of SAFT-type Equation of State (EoS) is to fit them to experimental vapor pressure and liquid density data. Since high-molecular-weight compounds, like polymers, do not have a detectable vapor pressure, there is a need for a predictive calculation method for parameters of polymers and other complex compounds. In 2008, Tihic et al. proposed a Group Contribution (GC) method for estimating molecular parameters of PC-SAFT EoS. In this thesis, it is attempted to extend the suggested method of Tihic et al. by adjusting molecular parameters of PC-SAFT EoS for about 120 new non-associating compounds using experimental data extracted... 

In industries there are many nonlinear processes which cannot be easily controlled with classical methods. Model predictive control is a useful method for nonlinear processes which not only has high efficiency, but also extension of this control to interferential multi variable case, with constraint on the controlled and manipulated variables and other problematic dynamic specifications such as slow dynamics and inverse response is very simple. Industrial polymerization processes are regarded as significant nonlinear processes. Optimization and control of polymerization reactors have considerable importance in process applicability and in economics. The molecular structure of polymer such as... 

In this work, a comprehensive dynamic model has been used for vinyl acetate emulsion polymerization in a continuous reactor to predict the evolution of product particle size distribution under isothermal condition. Method of finite-volume has been applied for solving the population balance equations and the results are compared with the results obtained from moment method. Finite-volume method has been selected as a precise technique to predict sustained oscillations, which occurs in continuous emulsion polymerization. After performing sensitivity analysis and verification of system’s controllability, feed rate of surfactant and initiator have been selected as proper manipulated variables to... 

Nonlinear nature of polymerization reactors has always attracted great attentions in various scientific areas such as modeling, simulation, dynamical behavior investigation and control engineering as well. Free radical polymerization in continuous reactors, whether in terms of design and startup or in terms of economical concerns, has numerous fans in industrial aspects. In the following thesis, the dynamical behavior of continuous stirred tank reactor of Vinyl Acetate free radical polymerization is examined in an industrial scale. A control system with optimum performance is designed for this CSTR as well. According to the common behavior of this type of reactor, it may demonstrate... 

In this work, a comprehensive dynamic model has been used for styrene emulsion polymerization in a semi-batch reactor to predict the evolution of product particle size and molecular weight distributions under non-isothermal condition. Method of moments has been applied for solving the population balance equations and the results are compared with the results obtained from finite-volume method as a precise technique. A sensitivity analysis respect to perturbation in initial values of various reagents, species and the reactor temperature has been performed to identify suitable manipulated variables for closed-loop control of the reactor. The detailed model is used to generate optimal feed... 

This project is devoted to experimental investigation of increasing on production of polyethylene/clay nanocomposites (PECNs) and polypropylene/clay nanocomposites (PPCNs) via in-situ polymerization method. First of all we produced bi-supported Ziegler-Natta catalyst to polymerized polyolefins nanocomposites. Bentonite type clay and Magnesiumethoxide (Mg (OEt)2) were used as the support of Tetrachloridetitanium (TiCl4). Catalyst support and polymerization process have been done in slurry phase using Triisobutylaluminum (TiBA) as the co-catalyst. The efficiency of preapared bi-supported Ziegler-Natta was reasonably high (average 200 (gr. Product/mmol Ti. h) for PECNs and 195 (gr. Product/mmol... 

Due to outstanding advantages of polymeric insulators such as: hydrophobicity, impact resistance and lower weight, their application in the high voltage transmission and distribution lines is increased significantly, in recent years. The most important feature of these insulators is their hydrophobicity. Contamination and aging are some of the factors that weaken this important feature and reduce the reliability of these insulators. Due to aging effects partial discharges start on the surface of the composite insulators and increase by impact of external factors. This thesis examines the occurrence of partial discharge signals on polymeric insulators under: varying amounts of contamination,... 

In this thesis, nanocomposites based on magnetic graphene oxide and iron oxide nanoparticles coated with smart polymeric materials (by polymerization of monomers such as glycidyl methacrylate, acrylic acid, and N-isopropyl acrylamide) via Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain-Transfer (RAFT) polymerization were successfully synthesized. The combination of large surface area in nanoparticles and different functional groups in polymeric layers can give unique properties to nanocomposites. Therefore, we synthesized various smart nanocomposites with this perspective. After synthesizing these nanocomposites, smart magnetic nanoparticles were characterized by FT-IR, NMR, XPS, TGA, DLS, VSM, GPC,... 

Although polyacrylamides and theirs modified polymers have an extremely application in the industry mechanical weakness, such as viscosity in salinity or high temperature cause this polymer loss your functional application. In recent years, many endeavors due as modified this polymer by hydrophobics monomers were done but unfortunately don’t have a significant result. Modified acrylamide monomer and hydrophobic mini-emulsion were survey Most used polymers, such as hydrolyzed polyacrylamide, are not able to high levels of salinity and high temperature of the reservoirs. Dr. Ramazani and theirs group use innovational idea of hydrophilic monomers for overcome to this problem. In this project,... 

In this thesis, heterogenous catalysts based on magnetic nanoparticles coated with organosilanes and poly(ionic liquids) were synthesized. These catalysts were synthesized by hydrolysis of tetraethyl organosilanes and other organosilicons such as 3-aminopropyl triethoxy silane and polymerization of some monomers in the presence of ionic cross-link agents. The synthesized matrixes were used to stabilize precious metals such as Pd and Au. The magnetic properties of the catalysts aid to easy separation from the reaction medium by an external magnetic field. High thermal stability low toxicity and high-level loading of metals are some beneficiaries of the magnetic catalysts. At the end,... 

In this thesis, it reports the fabrication of novel magnetic nanocomposites combining the unique properties of magnetic nanoparticles and cross-linked basic polymers that their surface functionalized by suitable groups such as carboxylate groups, pentaethylenehexamine and so on to achieve the maximum adsorption capacity of dyes and heavy metal ions. The performance of the magnetic nanocomposites for removal of anionic and cationic dyes and heavy metal ions were evaluated in different conditions of pH, contact time and initial concentrations. Moreover, the adsorption mechanism was investigated by kinetic models and isotherm studies. The results showed that the abovementioned adsorbents can...