Online optimizing control of molecular weight properties in batch free-radical polymerization reactors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 6120-6131

  Kiparissides, Costas ^a   Seferlis, Panagiotis ^a   Mourikas, George ^a,b   Morris, A Julian ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTIMIZATION; RATE CONSTANTS;

STATE VARIABLES;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CONTROL SYSTEM; POLYMERIZATION; PREDICTION; PROCESS CONTROL; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REACTION TIME; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0037184459     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0103409     Document Type: Article

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