Design of copolymer molecular architecture via design of continuous reactor systems for controlled radical polymerization

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4245-4253

  Zargar, Amin ^a   Schork, F Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATCH POLYMERIZATIONS; CONTINUOUS REACTORS; CONTROLLED RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS; ITERATIVE SIMULATION; MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE; MOMENT EQUATIONS; POPULATION BALANCES; REACTOR CONDITIONS; RESIDENCE TIME; SEQUENCE DISTRIBUTION; SEQUENCE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE STRUCTURE;

BATCH REACTORS; COPOLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; LOCOMOTIVES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMERS; RAILROAD CARS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 67149115283     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie801422w     Document Type: Article

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