Modeling and sensitivity analysis of particle size distribution and chain length distribution in a semibatch emulsion copolymerization reactor

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 474-490

  Park, Myung June ^a   Dokucu, Mustafa T ^a   Doyle III, Francis J ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Emulsion copolymerization; Modeling; Molecular weight distribution; Particle size distribution; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; EMULSIONS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EMULSION COPOLYMERIZATION; MICELLAR NUCLEATION; MODELING; MOLECULAR PROPERTIES;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 27744469333     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200500019     Document Type: Article

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