Mathematical Model of Industrial Continuous Polymerization of Nylon 6

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 929-935

  Plazl, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ADDITION REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCONDENSATION; REACTION KINETICS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

CAPROLACTAM; DIMERS; POLYADDITION;

NYLON POLYMERS;

EID: 0032025590     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie970029k     Document Type: Article

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