Evaluation of the internal particle morphology in catalytic gas-phase olefin polymerization reactors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1928-1937

  Kanellopoulos, V ^a   Tsiliopoulou, E ^a   Dompazis, G ^a   Touloupides, V ^a   Kiparissides, C ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DIFFUSION; OLEFINS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERIZATION; PORE SIZE;

DIFFUSION MODEL; PENETRANT MOLECULES; POLYMERIZATION REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DIFFUSION; OLEFINS; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERIZATION; PORE SIZE;

EID: 34247176281     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie060721s     Document Type: Article

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