Simulation of slurry polymerization of ethylene

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Soni, Nipun J ^a   Bhagwat, Sunil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Multiple tanks in series; Polydispersity; Three phase polymerization

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMERIZATION; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ABSORPTION RATES; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; MULTI-STAGES; MULTIPLE TANKS IN SERIES; PENETRATION THEORY; POLYMER POLYDISPERSITY; RATE OF POLYMERIZATION; SLURRY POLYMERIZATION; THREE PHASE POLYMERIZATION; VARIATION OF PARAMETERS;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 58149347432     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1654     Document Type: Article

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