Precision polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization: Fusing the progress from polymer chemistry and reaction engineering

YN Zhou, JJ Li, TT Wang, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …

State‐of‐the‐art and progress in method of moments for the model‐based reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization

YN Zhou, ZH Luo - Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) techniques have received lots of
interest for the past 20 years, not only owing to their simple, mild reaction conditions and …

A conceptual multilevel approach to polyolefin reaction engineering

JBP Soares, TFL McKenna - The Canadian Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This article gives a wide overview of different types of mathematical models that can be used
to describe the polymerization of linear olefins with coordination catalysts. We expanded the …

Multiscale modelling of multizone gas phase propylene (co) polymerization reactors—A comprehensive review

K Kulajanpeng, N Sheibat‐Othman… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Catalysts and polymerization processes have evolved over the years. Such significant
developments have allowed producers to broaden the range of polymer microstructure and …

CFD modeling for the prediction of molecular weight distribution in the LDPE autoclave reactor: Effects of non-ideal mixing

S Shin, S Choi, J Na, I Jung, MK Kim, MJ Park… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A commercial Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) reactor was modeled to investigate the
effects of highly nonlinear hydrodynamics in an industrial-scale autoclave reactor on the …

Catalytic olefin polymerization process modeling: multi‐scale approach and modeling guidelines for micro‐scale/kinetic modeling

V Touloupidis - Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The scope of this work is to explain the multi‐scale polymerization process modeling
framework, comprising of polymerization kinetics (micro‐scale), system thermodynamics …

Modeling condensed mode operation for ethylene polymerization: part I. Thermodynamics of sorption

A Alizadeh, J Chmelař, F Sharif… - Industrial & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A process model based on the thermodynamic models of Sanchez–Lacombe and PC-SAFT
EoS is developed to simulate and analyze the impact of vaporized n-hexane as an induced …

Intelligent Modeling for Batch Polymerization Reactors with Unknown Inputs

Z Liu, X Luan - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
While system identification methods have developed rapidly, modeling the process of batch
polymerization reactors still poses challenges. Therefore, designing an intelligent modeling …

Computational study of chain transfer to monomer reactions in high-temperature polymerization of alkyl acrylates

N Moghadam, S Liu, S Srinivasan… - The Journal of …, 2013 - ACS Publications
This article presents a computational study of chain transfer to monomer (CTM) reactions in
self-initiated high-temperature homopolymerization of alkyl acrylates (methyl, ethyl, and n …

Short-chain branching distribution oriented model development for Borstar bimodal polyethylene process and its correlation with product performance of slow crack …

Z Tian, KR Chen, BP Liu, N Luo, WL Du… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
This work aims to develop a model that can predict the short-chain branching distribution
(SCBD) of bimodal polyethylene (BPE) for an industrial Borstar process and correlate it with …