Effect of reactor type on polymer product: A backmix reactor for polymerizations and other viscous reaction media A

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1036-1044

  Lu, Y ^a   Biesenberger, J A ^a  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MIXING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERIZATION; VISCOSITY;

BACKMIX REACTOR; BACKMIXING; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONVECTIVE MIXING; STEPWISE POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0031161829     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.11748     Document Type: Article

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