Inferential closed-loop control of particle size distribution for styrene emulsion polymerization

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2378-2390

  Abedini, H ^a   Shahrokhi, M ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Control; Emulsion; Free surfactant concentration; Particle size distribution; Polymerization; Population balance

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS; EMULSIONS; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

FREE SURFACTANT CONCENTRATION; POPULATION BALANCE;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS; EMULSIONS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 41749110666     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.01.034     Document Type: Article

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