Modeling ethylene/butene copolymerization with multi-site catalysts: Parameter estimability and experimental design

Polymer Reaction Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 563-588

  Yao, K Zhen ^a   Shaw, Benjamin M ^a,b   Kou, Bo ^a,c   McAuley, Kim B ^a   Bacon, D W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP   (United States)

^c E I du Pont Canada Company   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTENES; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHYLENE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RATE CONSTANTS;

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GAS PHASE ETHYLENE COPOLYMERIZATION; MULTI-SITE CATALYSTS; ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0141606905     PISSN: 10543414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PRE-120024426     Document Type: Article

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