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Application and Value of Falling Strip Devolatilization Process in Liquid Polybutadiene Rubber

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Source：https://www.dgchemtech.com/app Date ：2025-02-26 Editor ：DODGEN
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Liquid Polybutadiene (LPB) is a synthetic rubber with unique structural characteristics, known for its low molecular weight, high reactivity, excellent mechanical properties, and resistance to chemical corrosion. It is widely used in various fields, including coatings, cross-linking agents, electrical insulation materials, adhesives, and molding materials. However, the traditional wet coagulation process faces certain limitations when handling LPB, such as high energy consumption, operational complexity, and elevated costs. Given the low mass fraction of the polymer product solution, it is necessary to convert a large amount of solvent and unreacted monomers—volatile components in the solution—from liquid to gas, followed by removal under vacuum conditions. Thus, developing an efficient devolatilization process is crucial for enhancing LPB production efficiency, reducing costs, and improving product performance. The Falling Strip Devolatilization process offers a simplified post-treatment procedure, lower equipment investment, and reduced unit product costs, thereby enhancing the competitiveness and economic benefits of enterprises.


Technical Principle

Liquid polybutadiene rubber is produced using a solution polymerization method, with cyclohexane as the solvent system and butadiene as the monomer. Butyllithium is introduced as the initiator. This process strictly adheres to established technical protocols, precisely controlling the proportion of each monomer and employing advanced active anionic solution polymerization technology. The entire polymerization reaction takes place in a sealed environment that is oxygen-free, completely dry, and protected by an inert gas, ultimately yielding a polymer product with low relative molecular weight.

The devolatilization process for liquid polybutadiene rubber is based on the principle of physical separation. It involves heating the polymer solution to volatilize the solvent and unreacted monomers, followed by their separation under vacuum conditions. The process primarily consists of three steps: heating, evaporation, and condensation. During the heating phase, the polymer solution is preheated to a specific temperature. In the evaporation phase, the preheated solution enters the devolatilizer, where the Falling Strip Devolatilization mechanism facilitates the transition of the solvent and unreacted monomers from liquid to vapor phase. Finally, in the condensation phase, the vaporized solvent and monomers are recovered and recycled through a condenser.

The process flow of the liquid polybutadiene devolatilization is shown in the diagram below:

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Application Value of Falling Strip Devolatilization

The application value of Falling Strip Devolatilization in liquid polybutadiene rubber is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. Improving Product Quality:

The Falling Strip Devolatilization process is a key step in ensuring the quality of liquid polybutadiene rubber (LPB). By precisely controlling devolatilization conditions, such as temperature, pressure, and flow rate, solvents and unreacted monomers can be effectively removed, preventing these impurities from affecting the final product’s performance. Additionally, optimizing the devolatilization process allows for precise control over LPB’s molecular weight distribution and microstructure, further enhancing its application performance and market competitiveness.

2. Reducing Production Costs:

An optimized Falling Strip Devolatilization process significantly reduces production costs by improving solvent recovery rates and minimizing raw material consumption. Traditional devolatilization methods often result in significant energy and material waste, whereas the strip devolatilizer achieves more efficient solvent removal and recycling, reducing energy consumption. Furthermore, the simplified post-treatment process lowers equipment investment and operating costs, enhancing the economic viability of production. These measures enable companies to maintain product quality while reducing costs, thereby increasing market competitiveness.

3. Enhancing Production Efficiency:

Efficient Falling Strip Devolatilization equipment and processes can significantly shorten production cycles and increase production capacity. In LPB production, rapid devolatilization minimizes material residence time in the equipment, accelerating the production flow and improving overall efficiency. This allows companies to respond quickly to market demand, offering greater production flexibility and adaptability. By boosting production efficiency, businesses can bring products to market faster, meet customer needs, and scale production to achieve greater economic benefits.

4. Breaking Foreign Market Monopolies:

By improving the Falling Strip Devolatilization process, the microstructural content of LPB products can be optimized to rival similar foreign products. This greatly enhances the international competitiveness of domestically produced LPB, helping to break the market monopoly of foreign products and advancing the globalization of domestic LPB products.

5. Promoting Downstream Product Innovation:

The optimized Falling Strip Devolatilization process creates new possibilities for LPB modification. By adjusting operational parameters during devolatilization, LPB with varying microstructures and molecular weight distributions can be produced to meet the demands of different application fields. This flexibility opens up broad opportunities for product innovation, enabling LPB to better fulfill specific performance requirements. Improved LPB quality can further expand its application in high-end markets, such as aerospace, automotive manufacturing, and construction, driving the development of the entire industry chain.

6. Advancing Environmental Protection and Green Production:

The Falling Strip Devolatilization process reduces organic solvent emissions, minimizing environmental impact and aligning with the chemical industry’s trend toward green production and sustainable development. By improving solvent recovery rates and reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, companies can not only lessen their environmental footprint but also comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations. Moreover, adopting green production practices enhances a company’s social image and strengthens consumer trust and brand recognition.

7. Enhancing Process Technology Levels:

The application of the strip devolatilizer not only elevates LPB production technology but also provides a new technical pathway for devolatilizing other polymers. This technology demonstrates how process innovation can address issues in traditional methods, such as inefficiency and high costs. Additionally, the successful use of Falling Strip Devolatilization offers an efficient solution for other types of polymers, driving technological advancements across the entire polymer industry.

8. Ensuring Operational Safety:

Since LPB is a heat-sensitive material prone to crosslinking and degradation at high temperatures, the optimized devolatilization process mitigates these risks by carefully controlling operating temperature and pressure. Precise process control ensures the stability of LPB during production, preventing product quality degradation or production accidents caused by excessive heat. Furthermore, the improved process reduces safety hazards during production, enhancing the safety of operations for personnel.

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Conclusion

The devolatilization process for liquid polybutadiene rubber (LPB) is a critical step in its production, significantly impacting product quality, cost reduction, production efficiency, and market competitiveness. By optimizing process conditions and employing advanced Falling Strip Devolatilization equipment, efficient production and quality control of LPB can be achieved. In the future, with continuous technological advancements and growing market demand, LPB devolatilization processes will continue to evolve toward greater efficiency, environmental sustainability, and intelligence, creating new development opportunities for the chemical industry and related application fields.



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Source：https://www.dgchemtech.com/app Date ：2025-02-26 Editor ：DODGEN
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Liquid Polybutadiene (LPB) is a synthetic rubber with unique structural characteristics, known for its low molecular weight, high reactivity, excellent mechanical properties, and resistance to chemical corrosion. It is widely used in various fields, including coatings, cross-linking agents, electrical insulation materials, adhesives, and molding materials. However, the traditional wet coagulation process faces certain limitations when handling LPB, such as high energy consumption, operational complexity, and elevated costs. Given the low mass fraction of the polymer product solution, it is necessary to convert a large amount of solvent and unreacted monomers—volatile components in the solution—from liquid to gas, followed by removal under vacuum conditions. Thus, developing an efficient devolatilization process is crucial for enhancing LPB production efficiency, reducing costs, and improving product performance. The Falling Strip Devolatilization process offers a simplified post-treatment procedure, lower equipment investment, and reduced unit product costs, thereby enhancing the competitiveness and economic benefits of enterprises.


Technical Principle

Liquid polybutadiene rubber is produced using a solution polymerization method, with cyclohexane as the solvent system and butadiene as the monomer. Butyllithium is introduced as the initiator. This process strictly adheres to established technical protocols, precisely controlling the proportion of each monomer and employing advanced active anionic solution polymerization technology. The entire polymerization reaction takes place in a sealed environment that is oxygen-free, completely dry, and protected by an inert gas, ultimately yielding a polymer product with low relative molecular weight.

The devolatilization process for liquid polybutadiene rubber is based on the principle of physical separation. It involves heating the polymer solution to volatilize the solvent and unreacted monomers, followed by their separation under vacuum conditions. The process primarily consists of three steps: heating, evaporation, and condensation. During the heating phase, the polymer solution is preheated to a specific temperature. In the evaporation phase, the preheated solution enters the devolatilizer, where the Falling Strip Devolatilization mechanism facilitates the transition of the solvent and unreacted monomers from liquid to vapor phase. Finally, in the condensation phase, the vaporized solvent and monomers are recovered and recycled through a condenser.

The process flow of the liquid polybutadiene devolatilization is shown in the diagram below:

图.png

Application Value of Falling Strip Devolatilization

The application value of Falling Strip Devolatilization in liquid polybutadiene rubber is mainly reflected in the following aspects:

1. Improving Product Quality:

The Falling Strip Devolatilization process is a key step in ensuring the quality of liquid polybutadiene rubber (LPB). By precisely controlling devolatilization conditions, such as temperature, pressure, and flow rate, solvents and unreacted monomers can be effectively removed, preventing these impurities from affecting the final product’s performance. Additionally, optimizing the devolatilization process allows for precise control over LPB’s molecular weight distribution and microstructure, further enhancing its application performance and market competitiveness.

2. Reducing Production Costs:

An optimized Falling Strip Devolatilization process significantly reduces production costs by improving solvent recovery rates and minimizing raw material consumption. Traditional devolatilization methods often result in significant energy and material waste, whereas the strip devolatilizer achieves more efficient solvent removal and recycling, reducing energy consumption. Furthermore, the simplified post-treatment process lowers equipment investment and operating costs, enhancing the economic viability of production. These measures enable companies to maintain product quality while reducing costs, thereby increasing market competitiveness.

3. Enhancing Production Efficiency:

Efficient Falling Strip Devolatilization equipment and processes can significantly shorten production cycles and increase production capacity. In LPB production, rapid devolatilization minimizes material residence time in the equipment, accelerating the production flow and improving overall efficiency. This allows companies to respond quickly to market demand, offering greater production flexibility and adaptability. By boosting production efficiency, businesses can bring products to market faster, meet customer needs, and scale production to achieve greater economic benefits.

4. Breaking Foreign Market Monopolies:

By improving the Falling Strip Devolatilization process, the microstructural content of LPB products can be optimized to rival similar foreign products. This greatly enhances the international competitiveness of domestically produced LPB, helping to break the market monopoly of foreign products and advancing the globalization of domestic LPB products.

5. Promoting Downstream Product Innovation:

The optimized Falling Strip Devolatilization process creates new possibilities for LPB modification. By adjusting operational parameters during devolatilization, LPB with varying microstructures and molecular weight distributions can be produced to meet the demands of different application fields. This flexibility opens up broad opportunities for product innovation, enabling LPB to better fulfill specific performance requirements. Improved LPB quality can further expand its application in high-end markets, such as aerospace, automotive manufacturing, and construction, driving the development of the entire industry chain.

6. Advancing Environmental Protection and Green Production:

The Falling Strip Devolatilization process reduces organic solvent emissions, minimizing environmental impact and aligning with the chemical industry’s trend toward green production and sustainable development. By improving solvent recovery rates and reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, companies can not only lessen their environmental footprint but also comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations. Moreover, adopting green production practices enhances a company’s social image and strengthens consumer trust and brand recognition.

7. Enhancing Process Technology Levels:

The application of the strip devolatilizer not only elevates LPB production technology but also provides a new technical pathway for devolatilizing other polymers. This technology demonstrates how process innovation can address issues in traditional methods, such as inefficiency and high costs. Additionally, the successful use of Falling Strip Devolatilization offers an efficient solution for other types of polymers, driving technological advancements across the entire polymer industry.

8. Ensuring Operational Safety:

Since LPB is a heat-sensitive material prone to crosslinking and degradation at high temperatures, the optimized devolatilization process mitigates these risks by carefully controlling operating temperature and pressure. Precise process control ensures the stability of LPB during production, preventing product quality degradation or production accidents caused by excessive heat. Furthermore, the improved process reduces safety hazards during production, enhancing the safety of operations for personnel.

20241114104140_44417.jpg

Conclusion

The devolatilization process for liquid polybutadiene rubber (LPB) is a critical step in its production, significantly impacting product quality, cost reduction, production efficiency, and market competitiveness. By optimizing process conditions and employing advanced Falling Strip Devolatilization equipment, efficient production and quality control of LPB can be achieved. In the future, with continuous technological advancements and growing market demand, LPB devolatilization processes will continue to evolve toward greater efficiency, environmental sustainability, and intelligence, creating new development opportunities for the chemical industry and related application fields.



DODGEN Marketing Department Contact Information 18016058776 (same WeChat account)

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