Steady-state and dynamic modeling of commercial bulk polypropylene process of Hypol technology

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 370-382

  Luo, Zheng Hong ^a   Su, Pei Lin ^a   Shi, De Pan ^a   Zheng, Zu Wei ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hypol technology; Polymers Plus; Polypropylene; Process simulation; Steady state and dynamic modeling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EQUATIONS OF STATE; LIQUIDS; MODELS; MONOMERS; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; TECHNOLOGY; THERMOPLASTICS;

ADVANCED SOFTWARES; ASPEN DYNAMICS; CATALYST CHARACTERIZATIONS; ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES; EQUATION OF STATE; GRADE CHANGES; HYPOL TECHNOLOGY; LIQUID-PHASE; MULTI-SITE MODELS; NON EQUILIBRIUMS; PC-SAFT; PERTURBED-CHAIN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATING FLUID THEORIES; PLANT DATUM; POLYMERIZATION BEHAVIORS; PROCESS SIMULATION; REACTOR MODELS; STEADY-STATE AND DYNAMIC MODELING; THERMODYNAMIC MODELS; VAPOR- LIQUID EQUILIBRIUMS; ZIEGLER-NATTA POLYMERIZATIONS;

DYNAMIC MODELS;

EID: 63149170439     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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