Karen Kennedy

NCSU
Department Of Chemical Engineering 
BOX 7565
Raleigh, NC 27695

phone: (919) 513 1654
fax: (919) 513 1655
email: kakenne2@eos.ncsu.edu

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Projects:

Past:
Continuous Precipitation Polymerization Of Vinylidene Flouride In Supercritical Carbon Dioxide.

Present:
Characterization Of Phase Equilibrium In Heterogeneous Polymerizations In Supercritical Carbon Dioxide.

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Publications 

K. A. Kennedy, J. M. DeSimone, and George W. Roberts, "A Commentary on “Carbon Dioxide-Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Interactions at High Pressure”," Journal of Polymer Science: Part B: Polymer Physics, 40 (6), 602-604, 2002

M. K. Saraf, L. M. Wojcinski II, K. A. Kennedy, S. Gerard, P. A. Charpentier, J. M. DeSimone, and G. W. Roberts, "Continuous Precipitation Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Molecular Weight Distribution," Macromolecular Symposia, 182(1), 119-129, 2002

P. A. Charpentier, K. A. Kennedy, J. M. DeSimone, and G. W. Roberts "Continuous Polymerizations in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Chain-Growth Precipitation Polymerizations," Macromolecules, 32 (18), 5973-5975, 1999.

Presentations 

K. A. Kennedy, T. Liu, J. M. DeSimone, and G. W. Roberts, “Continuous Polymerizations in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Studies of Kinetics and Phase Equilibria,” National Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, September 10, 2002, Greensboro, NC

K. A. Kennedy, J. M. DeSimone, and G. W. Roberts, “Phase Equilibrium in CO2-based Polymerizations: Vinylidene Fluoride,” 2002 Annual NOBCChE Conference, March 28, 2002, New Orleans, LA

K. A. Kennedy, J. M. DeSimone, G. W. Roberts, Phase Equilibria in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide/ Vinylidene Fluoride/ Poly(vinylidene fluoride): Experiments and Modeling,” 2001 Annual AIChE Meeting, November 8, 2001, Reno, NV

M. K. Saraf, L. M. Wojcinski II, K. A. Kennedy, S. Gerard, P. A. Charpentier, J. M. DeSimone, and G. W. Roberts, "Continuous Precipitation Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Molecular Weight Distribution", 3rd International Symposium on Free Radical Polymerization: Kinetics and Mechanism, June 3-8, 2001, Il Ciocco, Lucca, Italy

K. A. Kennedy, J. M. DeSimone, and G. W. Roberts, “Partitioning of Reactant Species in Heterogeneous Polymerizations in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide,” 2001 Annual NOBCChE Conference, April 10, 2001, Baltimore, MD

J. M. DeSimone, L. M. Wojcinski II, K. A. Kennedy, L. Zannoni, M. Saraf, P. Charpentier, and G. W. Roberts, "The Polymerization of Fluorinated Monomers and the Determination of Phase Equilibria in Carbon Dioxide," 2001 Spring ACS Meeting, April 1, 2001, San Diego, CA; Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Preprints, 84, 137, 2001

K. A. Kennedy, J. M. DeSimone, G. W. Roberts, “Partitioning of Reactant Species in Heterogeneous Polymerizations in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide,” 2000 Annual AIChE Meeting.  November 13, 2000, Los Angeles, CA 

K. A. Kennedy, J. M. DeSimone, and G. W. Roberts, “Continuous Precipitation Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride: Phase Equilibrium Properties,” 5th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids, April 10, 2000, Atlanta, GA 

K. A. Kennedy, P. A. Charpentier, J. M. DeSimone, G. W.  Roberts, “Continuous Polymerization of Vinylidene Fluoride in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide,” 1999 Annual AIChE Meeting, November 3, 1999, Dallas, TX 

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Areas of interest:

Polymers

Thermodynamics

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Links of interest:

NCSU Library... 
NCSU Department  of Chemical Engineering... 
AIChE...
Kenan CO2 Center...
Thermophysical properties of Carbon Dioxide...

 

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