Download or read book High Impact Polystyrene Production - Cost Analysis - PS E12A written by Intratec and published by Intratec. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a cost analysis of High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) production from styrene. In the process examined, styrene is polymerized in the presence of polybutadiene via a typical continuous bulk polymerization process. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): (1) "Polystyrene and Styrene Copolymers", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 7th edition (2) "Styrene Plastics", Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 4th edition Keywords: Dow, Copolymerization, Versalis, Polystyrene