Control of Polymerization Processes

With an annual worldwide production well in excess of 100 million metric tons, synthetic polymers constitute a significant part of the modern chemical process industry. Polymer reactors-operated in continuous, batch, or semibatch mode-are therefore important processing units, but there are unique pr...

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Published inThe Control Handbook pp. 345 - 368
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom CRC Press 2011
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Electronics engineering
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE: GENERAL ISSUES
MPC
Online MPC
Ionic Polymerization
Nonlinear MPC
Robust Optimization
Polymerization Processes
Water Soluble Initiator
UV Resistance
Robust Optimal Solution
Plant Model Mismatch
Semibatch Reactor
Batch Polymerization
Number Average Molecular Weight
Free Radical Polymerization
Polymer Product
Polymer Properties
Base Regulatory Control
Online Control
Polymerization Reaction Mechanisms
Classical PID Controller
Input Profiles
Chain Transfer Agent
Kth Batch
Polymerization Reactor
Emulsion Polymerization
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Summary:With an annual worldwide production well in excess of 100 million metric tons, synthetic polymers constitute a significant part of the modern chemical process industry. Polymer reactors-operated in continuous, batch, or semibatch mode-are therefore important processing units, but there are unique problems associated with controlling them effectively. The most significant characteristics of polymer reactors that make them one of the most challenging units to model, control, and optimize, are discussed in this chapter; we also provide a survey of the strategies that have been proposed, and those that have been successfully employed in industrial practice.
ISBN:9781420073607
1420073605
DOI:10.1201/b10382-21