An Optimization Study on the Pyrolysis of Polystyrene in a Batch Reactor

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 316-324

  Song, Hyun Seob ^a   Hyun, Jae Chun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Batch Reactor; Coordinate Transformation; Cost Minimization; Objective Functions; Optimization; Polymer Pyrolysis; Polystyrene (PS)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346456258     PISSN: 02561115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02707119     Document Type: Article

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