Abstract:This paper reviews research in the area of polymerization systems engineering. Polymerization systems engineering is divided into six subareas: thermodynamics, modeling and simulation, optimal reactor design, dynamic optimization, stability analysis, and optimal synthesis. Basic concepts of polymerization are presented, and research in these subareas is reviewed. It is concluded that much remains to be done.
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