Cationic polymerization in rotating packed bed reactor: Experimental and modeling

AIChE Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1053-1062

  Chen, Jian Feng ^a   Gao, Hua ^a   Zou, Hai Kui ^a   Chu, Guang Wen ^a   Zhang, Lei ^a   Shao, Lei ^a   Xiang, Yang ^a   Wu, Yi Xian ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Butyl rubber; Cationic polymerization; Modeling; Number average molecular weight; Rotating packed bed

Indexed keywords

BUTYL RUBBER; ELEMENTARY REACTION; ENGINEERING FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH-GRAVITY; NUMBER AVERAGE MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION TEMPERATURE; ROTATING PACKED BED; ROTATING PACKED BED REACTOR; ROTATING SPEED; UNIMODAL;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; PACKED BEDS; POLYMERS; ROTATING MACHINERY; ROTATION; RUBBER;

CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 77949317402     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11911     Document Type: Article

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