Dynamics of fragmentation of catalyst carriers in catalytic polymerization of olefins

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 18-20, 2007, Pages 5264-5270

  Horáčková, Blanka ^a   Grof, Zdeněk ^b   Kosek, Juraj ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalytic polymerization; Discrete element modeling; Fragmentation; Polyolefins; Porous catalyst carrier

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING; FRAGMENTATION; PARTICLE GROWTH; POROUS CATALYST CARRIER;

MASS TRANSFER; OLEFINS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYOLEFINS; POROUS MATERIALS; SHRINKAGE;

CATALYSTS;

CATALYSTS; MASS TRANSFER; OLEFINS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYOLEFINS; POROUS MATERIALS; SHRINKAGE;

EID: 34547938674     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.03.022     Document Type: Article

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