Melt polycondensation process of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in grid falling film tower

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 96-102

  Xi, Zhenhao ^a   Zhao, Ling ^a   Sun, Weizhen ^a   Liu, Zhaoyan ^b  

^a EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Beijing Innovation Polymerization Technology Company   (China)

Author keywords

Grid falling film tower; Model; Poly(ethylene terephthalate); Polycondensation; Surface renewal

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; INTERFACIAL POLYCONDENSATION; MODELS; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYMER MELTS; TOWERS; VELOCITY;

AXIAL DISTRIBUTION; DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION; FALLING FILM; GAS-LIQUID INTERFACIAL AREAS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MELT POLYCONDENSATION; POLYMER MELT FLOW; SURFACE VELOCITY;

POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

EID: 73649120993     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.08we162     Document Type: Article

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