IGCS Research Grantee Darla Ashish Pradhan Joshi from Institute Of Chemical Technology, #Mumbai was our research exchange student at AVT Fluid Process Engineering Lab, RWTH Aachen University. His latest research breakthrough unveils a dynamic simulation model, unraveling the complexities of #lactide and ε-caprolactone copolymerization catalyzed with “asme” catalysts. The research’s focal point was to develop a #SimulationModel providing a detailed understanding of the physical effects in lactide and ε-caprolactone #copolymerization. As an outcome the model serves as a predictive tool for product quality characteristics, facilitating optimization of #polymerization parameters and a model-based scale-up.
Moreover, Darla Ashish has established a crucial connection with #industrial requirements, offering rapid and safe alternatives to the commonly utilized toxic ROP catalyst, Sn octanoate. The #MathematicalFramework he has constructed accounts for reversible initiation, propagation, chain transfer, and #transesterification reactions, incorporating diffusion control for polymer chain length. Notably, the model predicts monomer conversions, molecular weights, polydispersity indices, and cumulative copolymer compositions.
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