Modeling of nonlinear polyurethane production in batch reactors using a kinetic-probabilistic approach

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 5207-5219

  Vivaldo Lima, Eduardo ^a   Luna Bárcenas, Gabriel ^b   Flores Tlacuahuac, Antonio ^c   Cruz, M Amelia ^d   Manero, Octavio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA   (Mexico)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO EN ELECTROQUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULES; MONOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYMERIZATION; VISCOSITY;

MOLECULAR MASSES;

POLYESTERS;

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; HYDROXYL GROUP; POLYURETHAN;

BATCH PROCESS; KINETICS; POLYURETHANE; PRODUCTION METHOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BATCH FERMENTATION; BATCH REACTOR; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; POLYMERIZATION; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PRODUCT RECOVERY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0037120659     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie010742g     Document Type: Article

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