Control-relevant scheduling of polymer grade transitions

AIChE Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1754-1764

  Mahadevan, Radhakrishnan ^a,d   Doyle III, Francis J ^a,c   Allcock, Andrew C ^b  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of California   (United States)

^d GENOMATICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

POLYMER GRADE TRANSITIONS;

POLYMERIZATION;

METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; POLYMER;

POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CONTROL SYSTEM; DYNAMICS; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS CONTROL; REACTOR; THEORY;

EID: 0036686247     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690480816     Document Type: Article

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