Modelling, simulation and control of an industrial, semi-batch, emulsion-polymerization reactor

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2066-2080

  Hvala, Nadja ^a   Aller, Fernando ^a   Miteva, Teodora ^a   Kukanja, Dolores ^b  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b Mitol dd   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Calorimetry model; Control; Emulsion polymerization; First principle model; GPROMS; Semi batch industrial reactor

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; CONTROL STRATEGIES; CONTROLLED VARIABLES; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; FIRST-PRINCIPLE MODEL; GPROMS; REACTION MODEL; REACTOR TEMPERATURES; SEMI-BATCH; SEMIBATCH REACTOR; SIMULATION RESULT; SOLIDS CONTENT;

BATCH REACTORS; CALORIMETRY; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; INDUSTRY; POLYMERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 80051472242     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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