The effect of the mean particle size on the dynamic behaviour of catalyzed olefin polymerization fluidized bed reactors

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages

  Hatzantonis, H ^a   Kiparissides, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Fluidized bed reactor; Olefin polymerization; Population balances

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZED BED; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0031814619     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0098-1354(98)00046-5     Document Type: Article

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