Simulating joint chain length and composition fractions from semi-batch ethylene copolymerization experiments

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-142

  Shaw, B M ^a   McAuley, K B ^a   Bacon, D W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPOLYMERS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FRACTIONATION; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOMERS; REACTION KINETICS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CHAIN LENGTH; COPOLYMER COMPOSITION; TEMPERATURE RISING ELUTION FRACTIONATION;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0032071570     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10543414.1998.10744485     Document Type: Article

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