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The primary aim of this dissertation was to prepare catalysts of Co(II) and their use in polymerization reactions. For this purpose, dioxime complexes of Co(II) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental and spectroscopic techniques. This new class of metal-chelates wa…

An introduction is given to the background theory and scientific literature of the major subject areas of interest in this thesis, namely the chemistry of free radical and anionic polymerisation, molecular weight control in each type of polymerisation, polymerisation reactors, c…

Dynamic modelling and optimization of three different processes namely (a) bulk polymerization of styrene, (b) solution polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and (c) emulsion copolymerization of Styrene and MMA in batch and semi-batch reactors are the focus of this work. I…

A new generation of catalytic chemical vapor deposition reactor was designed and fabricated locally at the department of chemical engineering, and it is called orifice chemical vapor deposition (O-CVD) reactor, to produce well aligned multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) with high …