Producing PVC

Title Page
Introduction
History of PVC
Manufacture of PVC
Blender
Producing Chlorine
Producing Ethelyne
Producing PVC
Producing VCM
Products
Disposing of PVC
References

Pressure is applied to vinyl chloride (dispersed in water as a suspension or an emulsion) in high pressure chambers at temperatures of 50-70°C. The role of water is to remove and control the heat given off in the polymerisation process. PVC forms as tiny particles which grow and when they reach a desired size the reaction is stopped and any unreacted vinyl chloride is distilled off and re-used. The PVC is separated off and dried to form a white powder.