LAPSE:2019.1359
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LAPSE:2019.1359
Modeling and Observer-Based Monitoring of RAFT Homopolymerization Reactions
December 10, 2019
Reversible addition−fragmentation chain−transfer (RAFT) polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) is modeled and monitored using a multi-rate multi-delay observer in this work. First, to fit the RAFT reaction rate coefficients and the initiator efficiency in the model, in situ 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experimental data from small-scale (400 mL) reflux reactions is then used to validate the fitted model. The fitted model accurately predicts the polymer properties of the large-scale reactions with slight discordance at late reaction times. Based on the fitted model, a multi-rate multi-delay observer coupled with an inter-sample predictor and dead time compensator is designed, to account for the asynchronous multi-rate measurements with non-constant delays. The multi-rate multi-delay observer shows perfect convergence after a few sampling times when tested against the fitted model, and is in fair agreement with the real data at late reaction times when implemented based on the experimental measurements.
Keywords
measurements with delay, multi-rate observer, nonlinear sampled-data system, parameter fitting, RAFT polymerization
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Lathrop PM, Duan Z, Ling C, Elabd YA, Kravaris C. Modeling and Observer-Based Monitoring of RAFT Homopolymerization Reactions. (2019). LAPSE:2019.1359
Author Affiliations
Lathrop PM: Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA [ORCID]
Duan Z: Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA [ORCID]
Ling C: Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA [ORCID]
Elabd YA: Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA [ORCID]
Kravaris C: Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA [ORCID]
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Processes
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7
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10
Article Number
E768
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2019
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2019-10-20
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2227-9717
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