Analysis of polymerization in chaotic mixers using time scales of mixing and chemical reactions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2413-2422

  Changdo, Jung ^a   Jana, Sadhan C ^a   Sedat Gunes, I ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC MIXERS; POLYMER MOLECULAR WEIGHT; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES;

CHAOS THEORY; MIXING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; POLYURETHANES; THERMOPLASTICS;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

CHAOS THEORY; MIXERS (MACHINERY); MIXING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; POLYURETHANES; THERMOPLASTICS;

EID: 34247483495     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0613319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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