Nonisothermal modeling and sensitivity studies for batch and semibatch emulsion polymerization of styrene

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 555-567

  Meadows, Edward S ^a,b   Crowley, Timothy J ^a   Immanuel, Charles D ^a   Doyle III, Francis J ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

NONISOTHERMAL MODELING;

STYRENE;

STYRENE;

CONTROL SYSTEM; EMULSIFICATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; MODELING; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROL SYSTEM; EMULSION; FLOW RATE; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037419839     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie010701k     Document Type: Article

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