Emulsion polymerization is an exothermic reaction with high potential for runaway. To test all the scenarios predicted in a safety analysis for the process, the number of adiabatic laboratory experiments to cover all the recipes and all runaway scenarios would be very high.

The use of Aspen Modeling can significantly reduce the number of experiments needed and provide a fundamental understanding on the kinetics and thermodynamics of the process. In this session from Beyond OPTIMIZE™ 21, learn how by using the model validated by laboratory and industrial data process productivity while maintaining the product quality and the process safety were improved.