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A mathematical model of emulsion polymerization

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Emulsion polymerization can be modelled by a nonlinear nonlocal first-order partial integro-differential equation for the particle density. Mathematics Subject Classification (1991): 35F25, 35Q80, 80A30, 82D60.

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  1. Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics, D - 10117, Berlin, Mohrenstrasse 39, Germany

    Herbert Gajewski & Klaus Zacharias

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  1. Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Eißendorfer Straße 38, D-21071, Hamburg, Germany

    Frerich Keil

  2. Arbeitsbereich Mathematik, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Kasernenstraße 12, D-21071, Hamburg, Germany

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Gajewski, H., Zacharias, K. (1996). A mathematical model of emulsion polymerization. In: Keil, F., Mackens, W., Voß, H., Werther, J. (eds) Scientific Computing in Chemical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80149-5_7

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