Influence of condenser operation in vinyl chloride suspension polymerisation reactors: An experimental study

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 2421-2427

  Zerfa, M ^a   Brooks, B W ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FREE RADICALS; LATEXES; MONOMERS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

DROPLETS; REFLUX; VINYL CHLORIDE MONOMER;

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS);

EID: 0031193903     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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