Synthesis of prepolymerization stage in polycondensation processes

AIChE Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1808-1829

  Samant, Ketan D ^a   Ng, Ka M ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMERIZATION; SEPARATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

DIMETHYL TEREPHTHALATE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; TEREPHTHALIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; EXTRACTION; POLYMERIZATION; SIMULATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0032806888     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690450816     Document Type: Article

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