Predictive control and verification of conversion kinetics and polymer molecular weight in semi-batch free radical homopolymer reactions

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2288-2303

  Kreft, Tomasz ^a   Reed, Wayne F ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Light scattering; Polymer characterization; Polymerization kinetics; Reaction control; Reaction monitoring

Indexed keywords

ACRYLAMIDE; BATCH REACTIONS; END-PRODUCT; END-PRODUCTS; FLOWS OF MATERIALS; GAUSSIAN; HOMOPOLYMER; MASS DISTRIBUTION; MOLAR MASS DISTRIBUTION; MULTI-DETECTOR; MULTI-MODAL; ONLINE MONITORING; POLYMER CHARACTERIZATION; POLYMER MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; POLYMERIZATION KINETICS; POLYMERIZATION REACTION; PREDICTIVE CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION; RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION CONTROL; REACTION MONITORING; SEMI-BATCH; TIME-DEPENDENT PROCESS; TRAJECTORY PREDICTION; WORK FOCUS;

AMIDES; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; FORECASTING; FREE RADICALS; HOMOPOLYMERIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONITORING; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; REFRACTION; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 67650357592     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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