Comparison of classical population balance models of emulsion polymerization with experimental results and a stochastic extension

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 72, Issue , 2012, Pages 179-194

  Hosseini, Alireza ^a   Eldin Bouaswaig, Ala ^a   Engell, Sebastian ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emulsion polymerization; Fokker Planck equation; Modeling; Parameter estimation; Population balance equation; Stochastic broadening

Indexed keywords

DISCRETIZATION SCHEME; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INHOMOGENEITIES; NUMERICAL DIFFUSION; NUMERICAL SIMULATION METHOD; POPULATION BALANCE EQUATION; POPULATION BALANCE MODELS; RE-TUNING; STANDARD POPULATION; STOCHASTIC BROADENING; STYRENE POLYMERIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STAINLESS STEEL; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STYRENE;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84856587881     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.01.034     Document Type: Article

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