Chemical reaction engineering: A multiscale approach to a multiobjective task

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1595-1614

  Lerou, Jan J ^a   Ng, Ka M ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL PLANTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REACTION KINETICS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BENCH SCALE REACTOR; CATALYST DESIGN; COMMERCIAL REACTOR; MICROREACTOR; MOLECULAR MODELING; PILOT PLANT REACTOR; REACTION CHEMISTRY; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030147757     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0009-2509(96)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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