Polymerisation of methyl methacrylate in a pilot-scale tubular reactor: Modelling and experimental studies

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2479-2490

  Fan, S ^a   Gretton Watson, S P ^a   Steinke, J H G ^a   Alpay, E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Modelling; Polymerisation; Static mixer; Tubular reactor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

TUBULAR REACTORS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MIXER; PILOT SCALE; PLUG FLOW; POLYMERIZATION; TUBULAR REACTOR;

EID: 0037803410     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(03)00119-2     Document Type: Article

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