The ultimate aim of polymerization reaction engineering is the production of polymers with tailor-made properties. An introductory review into this field is presented, with emphasis on the effects on the molar mass ...

This work studies the optimization and control of a styrene polymerization reactor. The proposed strategy deals with the case where, because of market conditions and equipment deterioration, the optimal operating point of ...

This work studies the optimization and control of a styrene polymerization reactor. The proposed strategy deals with the case where, because of market conditions and equipment deterioration, the optimal operating point of ...

Polymerization was an early focus for periodic operation. Ray (1968) and Laurence and Vasudevan (1968) observed that the molecular weight distribution of a polymer may be modified by periodically varying the concentrations ...

The correlation analysis (CRA) theory is an important tool in the system identification field. Among its utilities, the correlation analysis enables the mathematical modeling of a process, through the estimate of its impulse ...

This study presents closed-loop results regarding the production of high-density polyethylene with Ziegler–Natta and Phillips catalysis. The multivariable control algorithm based on the generalized predictive control ...