Modeling of morphogenesis of polyolefin particles: Catalyst fragmentation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1002-1013

  Grof, Zdeněk ^a   Kosek, Juraj ^a   Marek, Miloš ^a   Adler, Pierre M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POLYMERIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS;

PARTICLE MORPHOGENESIS;

POLYOLEFINS;

POLYOLEFIN;

POLYOLEFIN;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOGENESIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY;

EID: 0037392475     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490417     Document Type: Article

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