Modeling and Experimental Studies of Aqueous Suspension Polymerization Processes. 3. Mass-Transfer and Monomer Solubility Effects

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1310-1321

  Zhang, Simon X ^a,b   Harmon Ray, W ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; MASS TRANSFER; MONOMERS; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMERIZATION;

MASS TRANSFER; POLYMERIZATION; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENSIONS;

EID: 0031127359     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie960537e     Document Type: Article

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