Method for polymerization reaction monitoring with determination of entropy of monitored data
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring a resin-producing polymerization reaction in a fluidized bed reactor system, including the steps of:
- (a) monitoring at least one reaction parameter of the reaction to generate in on-line fashion time-domain reaction parameter data; and
(b) determining mathematical entropy of each of at least two subsets of the reaction parameter data, each of said subsets of the reaction parameter data including data values in a different one of a sequence of different time intervals.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a method of monitoring a resin-producing polymerization reaction in a fluid bed reactor system to generate reaction parameter data in on-line fashion, determining an indicator of at least one of entropy and complexity (for example, Kolmogorov or Shannon entropy) of each of at least two subsets of the reaction parameter data, and optionally also determining from at least one value of the indicator (for example, from a time series of Kolmogorov or Shannon entropy values) an indication of at least one of degree of resin stickiness, an approach to or imminence of resin stickiness, and an approach to or imminence of an unsafe or undesired reactor operating condition (e.g., that can result in sheeting or chunking). Optionally also, the reaction is controlled in response to at least one value of the indicator, for example, in an effort to prevent the occurrence of sheeting or another discontinuity event or to maintain the reactor in a stable, non-sticking condition.
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55 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring a resin-producing polymerization reaction in a fluidized bed reactor system, including the steps of:
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(a) monitoring at least one reaction parameter of the reaction to generate in on-line fashion time-domain reaction parameter data; and
(b) determining mathematical entropy of each of at least two subsets of the reaction parameter data, each of said subsets of the reaction parameter data including data values in a different one of a sequence of different time intervals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for monitoring a resin-producing polymerization reaction in a fluidized bed reactor system, including the steps of:
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(a) monitoring at least one reaction parameter of the reaction to generate in on-line fashion time-domain reaction parameter data;
(b) determining an indicator of at least one of entropy and complexity of each of at least two subsets of the reaction parameter data, each of said subsets of the reaction parameter data including data values in a different one of a sequence of different time intervals; and
(c) determining, from values of the indicator determined in step (b), at least one indication of at least one of degree of resin stickiness, approach to or imminence of resin stickiness, likelihood of imminent resin stickiness, and an approach to or imminence of an unsafe or undesired reactor operating condition that can result in at least one of sheeting and chunking. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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