Nonterminating Polymerizations in Continuous Flow Systems

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1088-1094

  Kim, Dong Min ^a   Nauman, E Bruce ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISPERSIONS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; STABILITY;

POLYDISPERSITIES;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0031118179     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie960223r     Document Type: Article

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