Steady-state and dynamic modeling of the Basell multireactor olefin polymerization process

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 322-331

  Zheng, Zu Wei ^a   Shi, De Pan ^a   Su, Pei Lin ^a   Luo, Zheng Hong ^a   Li, Xiao Jun ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED SOFTWARES; ASPEN DYNAMICS; BROAD MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; CATALYST CHARACTERIZATION; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR MODEL; DYNAMIC MODELING; ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES; GRADE CHANGE; MULTI-SITE CATALYSTS; OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION; PLUG FLOW REACTOR; REACTOR MODELS; SHUT DOWN; START-UPS; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; ZIEGLER NATTA POLYMERIZATION;

CATALYSTS; DYNAMIC MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; OLEFINS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

MODELS;

EID: 78650849816     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie101699b     Document Type: Article

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