Steady-state nonlinear bifurcation analysis of a high-impact polystyrene continuous stirred tank reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1972-1979

  Verazaluce García, Juan Carlos ^a   Flores Tlacuahuac, Antonio ^a   Saldívar Guerra, Enrique ^b  

^a Departamento de Ciencias   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENES; REACTION KINETICS; VISCOSITY;

CONTINOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE; STEADY STATE NONLINEAR BIFURCATION ANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POLYMERIZATION; REACTOR; STEADY STATE;

EID: 0034094142     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie990560a     Document Type: Article

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