Simulation model of polyamide-6,6 polymerization in a continuous two-phase flow coiled tubular reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 4558-4566

  Pimentel, Renata O ^a   Giudici, Reinaldo ^b  

^a Rhodia Engineering Plastics   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POLYMERIZATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS; FITTINGS; STIRRED TANK REACTOR; TUBULAR REACTOR;

POLYAMIDES;

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 33745853790     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie051165p     Document Type: Article

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