High pressure phase equilibria in the system linear low density polyethylene + ethylene: Experimental results and modelling

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-214

  Trumpi, H ^a   De Loos, Th W ^a   Krenz, R A ^b   Heidemann, R A ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cloud point; Ethylene; Linear low density polyethylene; LLDPE; Sanchez Lacombe equation of state

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0141480090     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-8446(02)00234-6     Document Type: Article

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