Optimization of polymer synthesis through distributed control of polymerization conditions

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 85, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 2922-2928

  Faliks, Aviel ^a   Yetter, Richard A ^b   Floudas, Christodoulos A ^b   Wei, Yen ^c   Rabitz, Herschel ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed control polymerization; Free radical polymerization; Plug flow reactor; Polystyrene; Theoretical modeling

Indexed keywords

HEAT FLUX; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE;

BATCH PROCESSES; DISTRIBUTED CONTROL POLYMERIZATION; GEL EFFECT; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; POLYDISPERSITY; THEORETICAL MODELING;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

CONTROL; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0037195046     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.10855     Document Type: Article

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