The control of polymerization reactors is particularly arduous for several reasons;(a) difficulty
in specification of the control objectives;(b) high exothermicities and viscosities involved:(c) …

A survey of the most recent papers regarding the advanced control of polymerization
reactors is carried out. Special attention is focused on optimal control theory, nonlinear …

The principal difficulties in achieving good control of polymerization reactors are related to
inadequate on-line measurement, a lack of understanding of the dynamics of the process …

This paper presents a theoretical and experimental analysis of theopen-and closed-loop
optimal control of a batch reactor for the solution polymerization of methyl methacrylate. A …

This reference and text provides an in-depth description of developments in control
techniques and their application to polymerization reactors and offers important introductory …

For the control of polymerization processes, fundamental models play a very important role.
This is due to a number of reasons: the lack of available on-line sensors, the complexity of …

The current state and key issues in the modeling and control of polymerization reactors are
surveyed. The physical phenomena, types of reactor models, sensor hardware, process …

This paper focuses on the estimation and control of a continuous reactor during solution
polymerization of methyl methacrylate in a CSTR. The leading moments of the molecular …

Polymer reaction engineering is a relatively “young”, very broad, multidisciplinary, rapidly
developing field. It is the combination of polymer science, chemistry and technology with …

Polymerization reactors usually exhibit complex nonlinear dynamic behavior because of the
complexity of the physicochemical interactions and the kinetics of the polymerization …