Joint use of calorimetry, densimetry and mathematical modelling for multiple component polymerizations

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 340-348

  McKenna, T F ^a,c   Fevotte G ^b   Graillat, C ^a   Guillot, J ^a  

^a UMR 5265   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c CPE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Copolymerization; Densimetry; Gravimetry; Modelling; On line control

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COPOLYMERS; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENTHALPY; GLASS TRANSITION; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; ONLINE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ENERGY BALANCE EQUATIONS; MULTICOMPONENT POLYMERIZATION; ONLINE ESTIMATORS;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0030125180     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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