PHASE-EQUILIBRIA IN POLYMER-SOLUTIONS - BLOCK-ALGEBRA, SIMULTANEOUS FLASH ALGORITHM COUPLED WITH SAFT EQUATION OF STATE, APPLIED TO SINGLE-STAGE SUPERCRITICAL ANTISOLVENT FRACTIONATION OF POLYETHYLENE

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CHEN, CK
DURAN, MA
RADOSZ, M
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[1] Exxon Research and Engineering Company, New Jersey 08801, Annandale
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10.1021/ie00024a023
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TQ [化学工业];
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A robust but rigorous flash algorithm allows for simulating multicomponent two-phase equilibria in supercritical asymmetric solutions that contain very large and very small components, such as polymers and supercritical solvents or monomers. The approach is to solve simultaneously all the equilibrium and material balance equations using a Newton iterative procedure in the framework of block algebra. The SAFT equation of state is used to estimate the required thermodynamic properties. This approach is illustrated with an example of single-stage fractionation of polyethylene with supercritical ethylene and 1-hexene. The calculated solvent capacities and selectivities are related to ethylene concentration, pressure, and temperature.
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