Reactor residence-time distribution effects on the multistage polymerization of olefins - III. Multi-layered products: Impact polypropylene

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1969-2001

  Debling, Jon A ^a   Zacca, Jorge J ^a   Ray, W Harmon ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Impact polypropylene; Multistage processes; Population balances; Residence time distribution; Ziegler Natta

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPOLYMERS; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; ETHYLENE; MONOMERS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYPROPYLENES; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

MULTISTAGE PROCESS; PARTICLE STICKING; POPULATION BALANCE METHOD; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; ZIEGLER NATTA REACTION;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0031172717     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00025-0     Document Type: Article

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