Polymer hydrogenation in pulsed flow systems with extrusion

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1064-1072

  Bussard, Alan ^a   Dooley, Kerry M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Extruder; Mass transfer; Polymer processing; Reactor analysis

Indexed keywords

POLYMER PROCESSING; REACTOR ANALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; EXTRUDERS; MASS TRANSFER; POLYSTYRENES;

HYDROGENATION;

CATALYSIS; EXTRUDERS; HYDROGENATION; MASS TRANSFER; POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 42149131483     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11448     Document Type: Article

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