Kinetic modeling of slurry propylene polymerization using rac-Et(Ind) 2ZrCl 2/MAO

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1824-1835

  Gonzalez Ruiz, Ramon A ^a   Quevedo Sanchez, Bernabe ^a   Laurence, Robert L ^a   Henson, Michael A ^a   Bryan Coughlin, E ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

End group analysis; Kinetic modeling; Metallocene catalyst; Olefin polymerization; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

END-GROUP ANALYSIS; KINETIC MODELING; METALLOCENE CATALYSTS; OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROPYLENE; REACTION KINETICS; SLURRIES;

HOMOPOLYMERIZATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROPYLENE; REACTION KINETICS; SLURRIES;

EID: 33646367869     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10758     Document Type: Article

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