Polymer Trace Devolatilization: II. Case Study and Experimental Verification

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1874-1883

  Yang, Chi Tai ^a,d   Smith, Theodore G ^a   Bigio, David I ^b   Anolick, Colin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^d Formosa Plastics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE FORMATION; DISPERSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE; VISCOSITY;

FOAM VOLUME EXPANSION; POLYMER TRACE DEVOLATILIZATION; STRIPPER BUBBLES;

FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031185501     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690430722     Document Type: Article

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