Optimal grade transition for polyethylene reactors via NCO tracking

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 6 A, 2005, Pages 692-697

  Bonvin, Dominique ^a   Bodizs, L ^a   Srinivasan, B ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dynamic optimization; Grade transition; Measurement based optimization; On line optimization; Polyolefin production; Run to run optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN; INTEGRATED CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; POLYETHYLENES; POLYMERIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; GAS-PHASE POLYMERIZATION; OPTIMAL GRADE TRANSITION; POLYMERIZATION REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

POLYOLEFIN;

EID: 22744445243     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cherd.04367     Document Type: Article

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