Process modelling and optimization of styrene polymerization

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 206, Issue , 2004, Pages 509-522

  Gao, J ^a   Hungenberg, K D ^a   Penlidis, A ^b  

^a BASF SE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bifunctional initiator; Process optimization; Process simulation; Reaction kinetics; Styrene production

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TETRA FUNCTIONAL INITIATORS;

STYRENE;

POLYSTYRENE; STYRENE;

CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 4544323883     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200450239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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