Production process of SBR by

emulsion polymerization.
Process Flow Diagram
 Raw materials required:

• Styrene(20 to 25) and Butadiene (70 to 75)

• Resin acid soap,
• Tert-Dodecyl Mercaptan
• Potassium PyroPhosphate
• Ferrous Sulphate
• Water
 Process
• Raw materials are fed to the mixer where it is
mixed with the recycle streams.
• The mixed feed is fed to the reactor where the
polymerization of styrene and butadiene to form
SBR takes place at about 5 degree centigrade and
requires 8 to 12 hours.
• The emulsion, in effect latex, is accumulated in
holding tanks and blended to the proper
specifications for the grade of rubber required.
• It is coagulated and extensively washed and
dewatered prior to the drying operations.
• Much of the SBR is extended with oil before it
is vulcanized.
• The softening effects of oil are
counterbalanced by the addition of carbon
black.
• Styrene and Butadiene are separated from the reactor
effluents in styrene stripper and butadiene stripper
respectively.
• The recovered styrene and butadiene are recycled and
mixed with the fresh feed.
• The bottoms from the styrene stripper is fed to a
coagulating, filtering and drying unit in which the SBR
is separated from remains of other components.
• These are discharged as effluent and the SBR(60 %) is
obtained as product.
 Monomer recovery

• Methods of recovery by steam stripping of

aqueous lattices or by distillation from
solvents systems are employed.
• Also done by devolatilizing extruder dryer.
• Water or solvent is removed by a combination
of mechanical squeezing and by passage
through a vacuum section.
 Coagulation and Drying

• coagulated by the addition of sodium chloride

and dilute sulphuric acid or alum.
• The coagulated crumb is separated from the
scrum and washed on vibrating screens or
rotating filters and dried at appropriate
temperatures.
• care must be taken not to overheat it or
otherwise it might cause deterioration.