Effect of polymer growth rate and diffusion resistance on the behavior of industrial polyethylene fluidized bed reactor

Chemical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1049-1057

  Ghasem, Nayef M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DIFFUSION; FLUIDIZED BED PROCESS; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

POLYMER GROWTH RATE;

POLYETHYLENES;

DIFFUSION; FLUIDIZED BED; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER;

EID: 0035472843     PISSN: 09307516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4125(200110)24:10<1049::AID-CEAT1049>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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