Dynamic prediction of the bivariate molecular weight-copolymer composition distribution using sectional-grid and stochastic numerical methods

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4342-4360

  Krallis, Apostolos ^a   Meimaroglou, Dimitrios ^a   Kiparissides, Costas ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Copolymerization; Molecular weight copolymer composition distribution; Monte Carlo method; Population balance; Two dimensional fixed pivot technique

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; BATCH REACTORS; CHAIN LENGTH; COPOLYMERIZATION; ESTERS; FREE RADICALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MONOMERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RATE CONSTANTS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STYRENE;

COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS; FIXED PIVOT TECHNIQUE; FREE RADICAL COPOLYMERIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT COPOLYMER; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; POLYMERIZATION CONDITIONS; POPULATION BALANCES; PROPAGATION RATE CONSTANT;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 54249169488     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.05.047     Document Type: Article

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