Polymer networks are complex systems consisting of molecular components. Whereas the
properties of the individual components are typically well understood by most chemists …

This paper deals with two topics from state and parameter estimation. The first contribution of
this work provides an overview of techniques used for determining which parameters of a …

Vibrational spectroscopies, including infrared and Raman techniques, are important tools for
the characterization of chemical composition, molecular structures, and chain orientation …

The available on‐line and in‐line sensor technologies developed for polymerization
reactors from 1990 until today are discussed and critically reviewed. About 600 references …

The development and use of microprocessor-based devices improved the speed and
reliability of transmission and manipulation of data. More recently, some monitoring …

Detailed understanding of the monomer distribution in copolymers is essential to tailor their
properties. For the first time, we have been able to utilize in situ 1H NMR spectroscopy to …

We present a comprehensive approach to the simultaneous design and control of a
continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) for styrene solution polymerization that must be able …

Abstract Roll‐to‐Roll (R2R) manufacturing is changing how state‐of‐the‐art technology is
made. Roll‐to‐Roll is part of a family of advanced scalable inline manufacturing techniques …

Near-infrared (NIR) reflection spectroscopy was used to monitor the conversion of double
bonds in acrylate coatings after irradiation with UV light or electron beams. Quantitative …

In this work, the dynamic optimization of a polyurethane copolymerization reactor is
addressed. A kinetic–probabilistic model is used to describe the nonlinear step-growth …