Control of molecular weight distribution and tensile strength in a free radical styrene polymerization process

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1017-1026

  Crowley, Timothy J ^a   Choi, Kyu Yong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Method of finite molecular weight moments; Molecular weight distribution; Optimization; Reactor control; Styrene polymerization; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BATCH SUSPENSION POLYMERIZATION;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0032188228     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19981031)70:5<1017::AID-APP23>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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