On-Line Parameter Estimation in a Continuous Polymerization Process

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1332-1343

  Sirohi, Ashuraj ^a   Choi, Kyu Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPOSITION; KALMAN FILTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; OLEFINS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

MEASUREMENT NOISE; NONLINEAR DYNAMIC PARAMETER ESTIMATOR; TUNING PARAMETER;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0030129758     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie950487y     Document Type: Article

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