MATERIAL AND METHODS

The selected methodology for simulating polybutadiene polymerization is based on that described in Aspen Plus Chemical Engineering Applications for the process of forming HDPE. Choosing “Polymers with Met - C_bar_hr Units” as the thermodynamic package and “POLYNRTL” as the numerical method package, the polymerization process was simulated using a batch reactor and a flash colunm as shown in Figure 2.