Feedback controllability assessment and control of particle size distribution in emulsion polymerisation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1205-1216

  Immanuel, Charles D ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Bianco, Nicola ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batch to batch feedback; Emulsion polymerisation; Feedback controllability; Population balances; PSD control

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS;

FEEDBACK CONTROLLABILITY; INFERENTIAL CONTROL;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CONSTRAINT THEORY; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 38149002166     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.07.050     Document Type: Article

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