Control of particle size distribution described by a population balance model of semibatch emulsion polymerization

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 419-432

  Crowley, Timothy J ^a   Meadows, Edward S ^a   Kostoulas, Evangelos ^b   Doyle Iii, Francis J ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYSTYRENES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BIMODAL TARGET DISTRIBUTION; HORIZON-BASED OPTIMIZATION; POPULATION BALANCE MODELS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 0034300799     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-1524(00)00017-2     Document Type: Article

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