Dynamic simulation and control of an industrial surfactant reactor

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages

  Khuu, S M ^a   Romagnoli, J A ^a   Bahri, P A ^a,b   Weiss, G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ICI Australia Engineering Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Controllability; Dynamic simulation; Ethylene oxide; Nonylphenol; Plug flow reactor

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MODELING; REACTOR; SURFACTANT;

EID: 0031866907     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0098-1354(98)00132-x     Document Type: Article

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