Use of cumulative distributions to improve reactor control

摘要

A method of manufacturing a polymer composition that includes initiating a polymerization reaction at an initial set of polymerization parameters, determining a distribution of the at least one property of an intermediate polymer composition, and adjusting the initial set of polymerization parameters based on the distribution of the at least one property to obtain a desired distribution of the at least one property in the polymer composition. The method is suitable for use in blending and trimming operations as well as in polymerization processes.