A kinetic model for ethylene polymerization with a polymer supported Ziegler-Natta catalyst

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 97-130

  Shariati, A ^a   Hsu, C C ^a   Bacon, D W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CATALYSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 0033072639     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10543414.1999.10744501     Document Type: Article

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