摘要 |
Process of recovering polymeric beads from an aqueous slurry thereof, containing a poly(vinyl alcohol) dispersion stabiliser, by a physical separation such as filtration; the process can be seriously impeded by blinding of the filter bed, reducing throughput rates to an intolerably low level.
<??>In order to achieve an efficient dewatering, an insoluble organic destabiliser is formed "in situ" in the slurry from a soluble parent compound comprising solubilising ionisable groups. The slurry may then be filtered at a temperature not lower than 50 DEG C to yield a soft cake of polymer beads, essentially free of poly(vinyl alcohol) dispersion stabiliser.
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