Hydrogen response in liquid propylene polymerization: Towards a generalized model

AIChE Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1866-1876

  Al haj Ali, M ^a   Betlem, B ^a   Roffel, B ^a   Weickert, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catalyst decay; Dormant site theory; Hydrogen response; Liquid phase propylene polymerization; Molecular weight distribution; Polymerization kinetics

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERIZATION; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

CATALYST DECAY; DORMANT-SITE THEORY; HYDROGEN RESPONSE; LIQUID PHASE PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION KINETICS;

PROPYLENE;

CATALYSTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; POLYMERIZATION; PROPYLENE; RATE CONSTANTS; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 33646380838     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10783     Document Type: Article

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