Method for on-line monitoring and control of polymerization processes and reactors to prevent discontinuity events

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8433443
APP PUB NO 20080319583A1
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12214469

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Generally, a method of monitoring a polymerization reaction in a fluid bed reactor to generate, in on-line fashion, data indicative of the imminent occurrence of a discontinuity event (for example, sheeting) and optionally also control the reaction to prevent the occurrence of the discontinuity event is provided. Typical embodiments include the steps of generating in on-line fashion at least one of bed static data indicative of static charge in the fluidized bed and carryover static data indicative of carryover static; and generating at least one of temperature data (in on-line fashion using at least one monitored reaction parameter) indicative of a first temperature and acoustic emission data indicative of resin stickiness in the reactor, where the first temperature is indicative of at least one of degree of resin stickiness in the reactor and a characteristic of melting behavior of polymer resin in the reactor in the presence of at least one diluent.

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UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES LLCTEXAS USA TEXAS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burdett, Ian D Charleston, US 5 51
DeChellis, Marc L Houston, US 12 2234
Hagerty, Robert O La Porte, US 54 658
Hussein, F David Cross lanes, US 35 253
Markel, Eric J Kingwood, US 43 1143
Muhle, Michael E Kingwood, US 31 901
Pannell, Richard B Kingwood, US 57 995
Zilker, Daniel P Charleston, US 5 33

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