Reduced-order methodologies for feedback control of particle size distribution in semi-batch emulsion copolymerization

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1230-1245

  Dokucu, Mustafa T ^a   Park, Myung June ^a   Doyle III, Francis J ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimodal distribution; Control of distributions; Emulsion polymerization; Moments; Multi rate estimation; Population balances; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERIZATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; MULTI-RATE ESTIMATION; POPULATION BALANCES;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

COPOLYMERIZATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 38149027613     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.07.021     Document Type: Article

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