Coupling of near infrared spectroscopy to automatic continuous online monitoring of polymerization reactions

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 535-545

  Florenzano, Fabio H ^a   Enohnyaket, Pascal ^a   Fleming, Vanessa ^a   Reed, Wayne F ^a  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Light scattering; NIR; Online monitoring of polymerization; Viscometry

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERIZATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MONOMERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

INDUSTRIAL REACTORS; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; REACTOR FLUIDS;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 12244269739     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2004.10.022     Document Type: Article

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