| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemical and Bioengineering, Kyungwon University, San-65, Bogjong-dong, Sujeong-gu, Songnam, 461-701 Kyunggi-do, Korea;(2) School of Advanced Materials and Engineering, Inje University, 607 Obang-dong, Gimhae, 621-749 Gyeongnam, Korea;(3) Department of Applied Chemistry, Dongyang Technical College, 62-160 Kochuk-dong, Kuro-ku, 152-714 Seoul, Korea;(4) Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, 20742 College Park, MD, USA |
| Abstract: | Complex reaction kinetics and mechanisms, physical changes and transport effects, non-ideal mixing, and strong process nonlinearity
characterize polymerization processes. Polymer reaction engineering is a discipline that deals with various problems concerning
the fundamental nature of chemical and physical phenomena in polymerization processes. Mathematical modeling is a powerful
tool for the development of process understanding and advanced reactor technology in the polymer industry. This review discusses
recent developments in modeling techniques for the calculation of polymer properties including molecular weight distribution,
copolymer composition distribution, sequence length distribution and long chain branching. The application of process models
to the design of model-based reactor optimizations and controls is also discussed with some examples.
This paper is dedicated to Professor Hyun-Ku Rhee on the occasion of his retirement from Seoul National University. |
