On the production of polyolefins with bimodal molecular weight and copolymer composition distributions in catalytic gas-phase fluidized-bed reactors

Macromolecular Theory and Simulations

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 755-769

  Chatzidoukas, Christos ^a   Kanellopoulos, Vassileios ^a   Kiparissides, Costas ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Comonomer composition distribution; Gasphase olefin polymerization; Molecular weight distribution; Polymerization kinetics; Process systems engineering

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; COPOLYMERIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

COMONOMER COMPOSITION DISTRIBUTION; COPOLYMER COMPOSITION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GASPHASE OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

POLYOLEFINS;

EID: 35948998796     PISSN: 10221344     EISSN: 15213919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mats.200700033     Document Type: Article

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