Modeling the effect of polymerization rate on the intraparticle mass and heat transfer during propylene polymerization in a loop reactor

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 576-580

  Luo, Zheng Hong ^a   Wen, Shao Hua ^a   Zheng, Zu Wei ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intraparticle mass and heat transfer; Loop reactor; Polymeric multilayer model; Polymerization rate; Polypropylene

Indexed keywords

INTRAPARTICLE; INTRAPARTICLE MASS AND HEAT TRANSFER; LOOP REACTOR; LOOP REACTORS; MONOMER CONCENTRATION; MULTI-GRAIN; MULTILAYER MODELS; PARTICLE MODEL; POLYMERIC MULTILAYER MODEL; POLYMERIZATION RATE; POLYMERIZATION RATES; PROPYLENE POLYMERIZATION; SIMULATED RESULTS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYSTS;

CATALYSTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; MULTILAYERS; POLYMERIZATION; PROPYLENE; REACTOR OPERATION; THERMOPLASTICS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 69949117308     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.09we115     Document Type: Article

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