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(Zaratamo, 06/04/1953) 
Professor of Chemical Engineering. Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute for Polymer Materials (POLYMAT).

• Education
  • BASc, MASc, University of Bilbao.
  • Ph.D., University of Zaragoza.
• Address
  • Chemical Engineering Group
  • Faculty of Chemistry, The University of the Basque Country
  • P.O. Box 1072, E-20080 San Sebastián, Spain
  • E-mail: jmasua@sq.ehu.es
  • Phone: 34-943-018181, Fax: 34-943-212236

• Research Interests
  • Polymer Reaction Engineering: Polymerization Kinetics, Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation of Polymer Reactors, On-line Sensor Development, Design and Control of Polymerization Reactors.
  • Heterophase Polymerization: Emulsion Polymerization (Kinetics and Modeling, Latex Particle Morphology, Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors, Agitation Effects, On-line Control, Reactive Surfactants, Water-Based Acrylic-Polyurethane Dispersions, Removal of the Residual Monomer), Microemulsion Polymerization, Miniemulsion Polymerization, Dispersion Polymerization, HIPS, Polyolefins.

• Representative  Publications
  • "Miniemulsion Polymerization". J.M. Asua. Progress  Polym. Sci. 27(7), 1283 (2002).
  • "Post-Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate Containing Latexes". P. Ilundain, L. da Cunha, R. Salazar, D. Alvarez, M.J. Barandiaran, J.M. Asua. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 83 (4), 923 (2002).
  •  "Modeling of the Seeded Semibatch Emulsion Polymerization of n-BA". C. Plessis, G. Arzamendi, J.R. Leiza, D. Charmot, J.M. Asua. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 40 (18), 3883 (2001).
  • "Simultaneous Control of the Copolymer Composition and MWD in Emulsion Copolymerization". M. Vicente, J.R. Leiza, J.M. Asua. AIChE J. 47 (7), 1594 (2001).
  •  "A Decrease in Effective Acrylate Propagation Rate Constants Caused by Intramolecular Chain Transfer", C. Plessis, G. Arzamendi, J.R. Leiza, H.A.S. Schoonbrood, D. Charmot, J.M. Asua, Macromolecules, 33, 4 (2000).
  • "Emulsion Polymerization in a Loop Reactor: Effect of the Operation Conditions". P.H. Araujo, C. Abad, J.C. de la Cal, J.C. Pinto, J.M. Asua. Polymer Reaction Engineering, 7 (3), 303 (1999).
  •  "Reactive Surfactants in Heterophase Polymerization". J.M. Asua, H.A.S. Schoonbrood, Acta Polymerica, 49, 671 (1998).
  • "Molecular Weight Distribution Control in Emulsion Polymerization". A. Echevarria, J.R. Leiza, J.C. de la Cal, J.M. Asua, AIChE J. 44 (7), 1667 (1998).
  • "Nonlinear Control for Maximum Production Rate of Latexes of Well-Defined Polymer Composition". I. Sáenz de Buruaga, P.D. Armitage, J.R. Leiza, J.M. Asua, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 36, 4243 (1997).
  • "Reactive Surfactants in Heterophase Polymerization. VII.- Emulsion Copolymerization Mechanism involving Three Anionic Polymerizable Surfactants (SURFMERS) with Styrene-Butyl Acrylate-Acrylic Acid". H.A.S. Schoonbrood, M.J. Unzue, O.J. Beck, J.M. Asua. Macromolecules, 30, 6024 (1997).
  • Polymeric Dispersions: Principles and Applications, J.M. Asua (Ed.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1997.
  • "Development of Particle Morphology in Emulsion Polymerization. III.- Cluster Nucleation and Dynamics in Polymerizing Systems". L.J. González Ortiz, J.M. Asua. Macromolecules, 29, 4520 (1996).
  •  "On the Modeling of Radical Desorption in Emulsion Polymerization". M.J. Barandiaran, J.M. Asua, Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 34, 309-311 (1996).
  • "Modeling Gelation and Sol MWD in Emulsion Polymerization". G. Arzamendi, J.M. Asua, Macromolecules 28, 7479 (1995).
  •  "On-line Terpolymer Composition Control in Semicontinuous Emulsion Polymerization". A. Urretabizkaia, J.R. Leiza, J.M. Asua, A.I. Ch.E. Journal, 40, 1850 (1994).

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