Polymer Cross-Linking in Post-Gel Region for Continuous and Batch Reactors

AIChE Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 722-732

  Cozewith, C ^a   Teymour, F ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GELATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; SOL-GELS;

BATCH REACTORS; CONTINUOUS FLOW STIRRED TANK REACTORS (CFST); POST GEL REGION;

CROSSLINKING;

EID: 0032027989     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690440320     Document Type: Article

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