A Thermodynamic Simulation Package for Catalytic Polyolefin Reactors: Development and Applications

Front Cover: In article number 2200057, Arash Alizadeh, Vasileios Touloupidis, and João B. P. Soares have developed a thermodynamic simulation package for the catalytic polymerization of olefins in autoclave slurry, loop slurry, gas-phase, and autoclave solution reactors. The simulator uses the Sanchez–Lacombe theory as one of the major thermodynamic models in the polymer industry. Simulations under industrial conditions show why thermodynamic effects must be included in olefin polymerization models.