Modeling of particle fragmentation in heterogeneous olefin polymerization reactions

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-154

  Merquior, Douglas M ^a,b   Lima, Enrique L ^a   Pinto, José Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b MILITARY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous catalyst; Olefin; Particle fragmentation model; Prepolymerization

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

FRAGMENTATION;

OLEFINS;

EID: 0037646023     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRE-120021072     Document Type: Article

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