HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DURING THE POLYMERIZATION OF ALPHA-OLEFINS FROM THE GAS PHASE

A model for the growth of a catalyst-polymer particle during gas-phase polymerization of (alpha)-olefins is developed. In order to design the polymerization reactor, the behavior of a pellet is analyzed through the model. Low-pressure, gas-phase polymerization processes use various heterogeneous cat...

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Main Author: CHIOVETTA, MARIO GABRIEL
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1983
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8317460