Development of a computationally efficient model for the control of Ziegler-Natta catalysed industrial production of high density polyethylene

High density polyethylene is commonly produced by the slurry phase co-polymerisation of ethylene and other alkenes, using heterogeneous titanium-based Ziegler-Natta catalysts. During grade transitions, when reactor conditions are manipulated to change polymer properties, significant quantities of of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCoy, John Themba
Other Authors: Rawatlal, Randhir
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20347