Continuous process for production of hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber using a kenics® KMX static mixer reactor

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2934-2944

  Madhuranthakam, Chandra Mouli R ^a   Pan, Qinmin ^a   Rempel, Garry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

HNBR; Kenics ; KMX static mixer; Mathematical modeling; Process synthesis; Reactor analysis

Indexed keywords

HNBR; KMX STATIC MIXER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PROCESS SYNTHESIS; REACTOR ANALYSIS;

BUTADIENE; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMPLEXATION; CYANIDES; HYDROGENATION; MIXERS (MACHINERY); ORGANOMETALLICS; OSMIUM; POLYMER BLENDS; RUBBER;

MIXING;

EID: 67349140033     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11869     Document Type: Article

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