Modeling of MWD in emulsion polymerization: Partial distinction approach

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 193-223

  Arzamendi, Gurutze ^a   Sayer, Claudia ^b   Zoco, Nuria ^a   Asua, José M ^b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION;

PARTIAL DISTINCTION APPROACH;

EMULSION POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0032131161     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10543414.1998.10744490     Document Type: Article

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