Population balance model versus lumped model for emulsion polymerisation: Semi-batch and continuous operation

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 692-702

  Immanuel, Charles D ^a   Pinto, Mark A ^a   Richards, John R ^b   Congalidis, John P ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic modeling; Emulsion polymerisation; Particle nucleation; Particle size distribution; Population balances

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MODELS; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FORECASTING; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE FINDING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DETAILED MODELING; DISTRIBUTED CONTROL; OSCILLATORY DYNAMICS; PARTICLE NUCLEATION; POPULATION BALANCE MODELING; POPULATION BALANCES;

PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 56349114496     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2008.01.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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