A population balance approach for the description of particle size distribution in suspension polymerization reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 99-113

  Alvarez, Jesús ^a   Alvarez, José ^a   Hernández, Martín ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; DISPERSIONS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

DROP POPULATION; MASS POLYMERIZATION; SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0028333199     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(94)85037-2     Document Type: Article

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