Reactor Performance and Stability in an Alternating Reaction-Reheat Paraffin Dehydrogenation System

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 626-637

  Ercan, C ^a   Gartside, R J ^a  

^a Lummus Global Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

C3 C4 paraffin dehydrogenation; Fixed bed catalytic reactor; Reverse flow; Transient behavior

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DEHYDROGENATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAFFINS; PERFORMANCE; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; REACTION KINETICS; REHEAT CYCLE; STABILITY;

FIXED BED CATALYTIC REACTOR; HYDROCARBON REACTANT; PARAFFIN DEHYDROGENATION; PARALLEL FLOW; REVERSE FLOW;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0030260041     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450740512     Document Type: Article

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