International journal of Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics
Development of Mathematical Model for the Catalytic Polymerization of Propylene Process
Abstract
Mathematical model was developed to monitor, predict and simulate the catalytic polymerization of polypropylene process in a continuous stirred Tank Reactor, (CSTR). The developed model was based on consideration of functional parameters that influence the catalytic polymerization of propylene process production. These functional parameters are hydrodynamic factors, which induce process coverage into Aspen polymers to demonstrate the reliability of mass and heat transfer phenomena experienced during catalytic polymerization of propylene production. The research work is found useful in monitoring, predicting and simulating the functional parameters to heat and mass transfer phenomena as a controlling function to achieve a high quality end product. Key words: Catalytic, polymerization, propylene, model, processReferences (8)
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