Simulation of styrene polymerization reactors: Kinetic and thermodynamic modeling

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 337-349

  Almeida, A S ^b   Wada, K ^a   Secchi, A R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Engenharia de Processos   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auto refrigerated reactors; Free radical polymerization; Polymeric solution; Polystyrene

Indexed keywords

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; DATA HANDLING; EQUATIONS OF STATE; EQUATIONS OF STATE OF LIQUIDS; FREE RADICALS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS;

AUTO-REFRIGERATED REACTORS; AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; CUBIC EQUATION OF STATE; POLYMERIC SOLUTION; POLYMERIZATION REACTORS; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; STYRENE POLYMERIZATION REACTORS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 47549101237     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322008000200012     Document Type: Article

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