Effects of end-group balance on melt-phase nylon 612 polycondensation: Experimental study and mathematical model

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2675-2686

  Zheng, Wei ^a,b   McAuley, Kim B ^a   Marchildon, E Keith ^a,b   Yao, K Zhen ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b E I du Pont Canada Company   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYMERIZATION;

END-GROUP BALANCE; MELT-PHASE NYLON 612 POLYCONDENSATION; NYLON POLYMERIZATION; POLYAMIDATION REACTION RATE;

NYLON POLYMERS;

CONDENSATION;

EID: 18144362150     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie049474n     Document Type: Article

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