Electrostatics and gas phase fluidized bed polymerization reactor wall sheeting

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1041-1064

  Hendrickson, Gregory ^a  

^a CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical reactors; Electrostatics; Fluidization; Polymerization; Powder technology; Processing

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUIDIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESSING; REDUCTION;

CHARGE MITIGATION; POLYMER PARTICLES; POWDER TECHNOLOGY; REACTOR WALL SHEETING;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

CHEMICAL REACTOR; ELECTROSTATICS; FLUIDIZED BED; POLYMERIZATION; POWDER;

EID: 29344456429     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.07.029     Document Type: Review

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