Study on optimal strategy of grade transition in industrial fluidized bed gas-phase polyethylene production process

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Wang, Jingdai ^a   Yang, Yongrong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Continuous polymerization; Grade transition; Multi product operation; Polymer; Two level optimization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ETHYLENE; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDROGEN; LINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING;

CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATION; GRADE TRANSITION; MULTIPRODUCTION OPERATION; TWO LEVEL OPTIMIZATION;

POLYETHYLENES;

FLUIDIZED BED; GAS SEPARATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; POLYETHYLENE; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0038548215     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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