Applications of nonlinear observers and control: Improving productivity and control of free radical solution copolymerization

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4815-4824

  Hammouri, H ^a   McKenna, T F ^a   Othman, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACRYLIC ACID BUTYL ESTER; COPOLYMER; FREE RADICAL; MONOMER; VINYL ACETATE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PARAMETER; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; PRODUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033451080     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9806996     Document Type: Article

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