Modeling and simulation of liquid phase propylene polymerizations in industrial loop reactors

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-14

  De Lucca, Eneida A ^a   Filho, Rubens Maciel ^a   Melo, Príamo A ^b   Pinto, José Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Liquid pool; Modeling; Polymerization; Propylene; Ziegler Natta

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUIDS; MODELS; POLYPROPYLENES; PROPYLENE; REACTION RATES; REACTOR OPERATION;

DISTRIBUTED MODELING; DYNAMIC TRAJECTORIES; LIQUID POOL; MODEL AND SIMULATION; POLYMERIZATION REACTORS; POLYMERIZATION SYSTEMS; PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION; ZIEGLER-NATTA;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 55049108004     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: 15213900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/masy.200851102     Document Type: Conference Paper

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