Modelling and simulation of an industrial slurry reactor for ethylene polymerization

Latin American Applied Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 345-352

  Fontes, C ^a   Mendes, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dynamic Modeling and Simulation; Multigrain Model; Olefin Polymerization; Slurry Reactor

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346941349     PISSN: 03270793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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