Hydrodynamic modeling of liquid-solid flow in polyolefin slurry reactors using CFD techniques–A critical analysis

AK Thakur, R Kumar, N Banerjee, P Chaudhari… - Powder Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This first-of-its-kind review discusses the hydrodynamics for polyolefin productions in slurry
reactors using CFD. Past reviews in this field are specifically focused on the CFD …

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 …

Slurry-phase ethylene polymerization processes: a review on multiscale modeling and simulations

AK Thakur, SK Gupta, P Chaudhari - Reviews in Chemical …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Slurry polymerization processes using Zeigler–Natta catalysts, are most widely used for the
production of polyethylene due to their several advantages over other processes. Significant …

[HTML][HTML] The reuse of disposable COVID-19 surgical masks as a nitrogen-enrichment agent and structure promotor for a wild plant-derived sorbent

A Bumajdad, MJH Khan - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, disposable surgical face masks (SFMs) have been utilized as nitrogen (N)-
doping agents for carbon (C) adsorbents through thermal carbonization using K 2 CO 3 as …

Mathematical versus commercial software modeling for Ziegler-Natta catalyzed gas-phase polymerization in fluidized-bed reactors: A comparative review and …

ES Sbaaei, MM Kamal, TS Ahmed - Powder Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Integrating different influencing aspects in Ziegler-Natta catalyzed gas-phase polymerization
industrial fluidized bed reactors (FBRs) is challenging and requires new modeling …

Multi-objective optimization of an industrial slurry phase ethylene polymerization reactor

AK Thakur, SK Gupta, R Kumar, N Banerjee… - International Journal of …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Slurry polymerization processes using Zeigler–Natta catalysts are most widely used for the
production of polyethylene due to their several advantages over other processes. Optimal …

An effectiveness factor model for slurry phase olefin polymerizations

S Zhang, Q Zhang, B Kong, C Yang, RO Fox - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The multigrain model (MGM) is the most widely used single-particle model, giving a detailed
description of phenomena during olefin polymerization. However, the detailed modeling of …

Dynamic process modeling and hybrid intelligent control of ethylene copolymerization in gas phase catalytic fluidized bed reactors

MR Abbasi, A Shamiri, MA Hussain… - Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Polyethylene (PE) is the most extensively consumed plastic in the world,
and gas phase‐based processes are widely used for its production owing to their flexibility …

[HTML][HTML] Particle dynamics in horizontal stirred bed reactors characterized by single-photon emission radioactive particle tracking

PC van der Sande, EC Wagner, J de Mooij… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Horizontal stirred bed reactors are widely used in the commercial manufacturing of
polypropylene. However, a comprehensive understanding of the particle dynamics in …

Optimization of Grade Transitions in Bulk Poly (propylene) Polymerizations

JS Silva, PA Melo, JC Pinto - Macromolecular Reaction …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the present paper, a dynamic optimization problem regarding grade transitions in bulk
poly (propylene) polymerization processes is formulated and solved for the first time. Initially …