Modified mathematical model for gas phase olefin polymerization in fluidized-bed catalytic reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 353-362

  Ibrehem, Ahmmed S ^a   Hussain, Mohamed A ^a   Ghasem, Nayef M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Dynamic studies; Fluidized bed reactor; Mathematical model; Olefin polymerization

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MONOMERS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; OLEFINS; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SUPERSATURATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BUBBLE GROWTHS; BUBBLE SIZES; CATALYST PARTICLES; CATALYTIC REACTORS; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; DYNAMIC STUDIES; EFFECT OF CATALYSTS; EMULSION PHASIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FLUIDIZED-BED REACTOR; GAS-PHASE; INJECTION RATES; MIXED MODELS; MODEL PREDICTIONS; MODIFIED MODELS; OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION; PLANT DATUM; RATE OF REACTIONS; REACTOR PARAMETERS; SOLID-PHASE; STEADY STATE; SUPERFICIAL GAS VELOCITIES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 63149095347     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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