Developing the Manufacturing Process for VCE: Binder for Filled Elastomers

Eastwood, E.A.

Kansas City Plant (U.S.)

关键词: 42 Engineering;    36 Materials Science;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1054757
RP-ID  :  KCP-613-8681
RP-ID  :  DE-AC04-01AL66850
RP-ID  :  1054757

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This topical report presents work completed to re-establish the manufacturing process for poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate-co-vinyl alcohol) terpolymer called VCE. The new VCE formulations meet the material requirements and have lower melt viscosity, which results in improved production for the next assembly. In addition, the reaction conditions were optimized in order to achieve a satisfactory conversion rate to enable production in a single work shift. Several equipment and process changes were made to yield a manufacturing process with improved product quality, yield, efficiency, and worker safety.