Mass transport models for a single particle in gas-phase propylene polymerisation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1765-1775

  Parasu Veera, U ^a  

^a DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Convection; Diffusion; Dusty gas model; Modelling; Olefin polymerisation; Single particle

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; MORPHOLOGY; OLEFINS;

POLYMERIC FLOW (PF) MODEL;

POLYMERIZATION;

MASS TRANSFER; POLYMERIZATION; PROPYLENE; TWO-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0038743425     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(03)00005-8     Document Type: Article

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