Phase behavior of poly(ethylene-co-propylene) in ethylene and carbon dioxide: Experimental results and modeling with the statistical associating fluid theory equation of state

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 4510-4515

  De Vries, Tjerk J ^a,b   Somers, Peter J A ^a   De Loos, Theo W ^c   Vorstman, Marius A G ^a   Keurentjes, Jos T F ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; POLYPROPYLENES; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

STATISTICAL ASSOCIATING FLUID THEORY;

COPOLYMERS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; POLYETHYLENE; PROPYLENE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034416843     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0001218     Document Type: Conference Paper

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