From molecular to plant-scale modeling of polymerization processes: A digital high-pressure low-density polyethylene production paradigm

Chemical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1754-1766

  Kiparissides, C ^a,b,c   Krallis, A ^b,c   Meimaroglou, D ^b   Pladis, P ^b   Baltsas, A ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

^c PolymerS Ltd   (Greece)

Author keywords

Plant design; Polyethylene; Polymerization; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED POLYMER; CHEMICAL PHENOMENAS; DIGITAL SIMULATION; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; END-USE PROPERTIES; HIGHLY BRANCHED POLYMERS; KINETIC MECHANISM; KINETIC SCHEME; MACROMOLECULAR POLYMERS; MODELING APPROACH; MOLECULAR PROPERTIES; MULTI-SCALE MODELING; OPERATING CONDITION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT DESIGNS; POLYMERIZATION PLANTS; POLYMERIZATION PROCESS; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION; POTENTIAL METHODS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; RHEOLOGICAL MODELS; SCALE MODELING; SUB-UNITS; TIME-SCALES; TOPOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; TUBULAR REACTORS; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYETHYLENES; RHEOLOGY; THERMOPLASTICS; TOPOLOGY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 77958542900     PISSN: 09307516     EISSN: 15214125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201000325     Document Type: Review

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