Statistical Assessment of Gas/Liquid Mass Transfer in Slurry-Phase Propylene Polymerization Process

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-83

  Li, J ^a   Tekie, Z ^a   Mohammad, A ^a   Morsi, B I ^a  

^a PA 15213   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental design; Mass transfer; Polymerization; Slurry reactor

Indexed keywords

GAS/LIQUID; MASS TRANSFER; POLYMERIZATION; PROPYLENE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; ETHYLENE; HYDROGEN; MIXING; POLYMERIZATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROPYLENE; SLURRIES; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HENRY LAW; LIQUID HEXAME; SLURRY REACTOR;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 0030072114     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450740110     Document Type: Article

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