Heterogeneous models of tubular reactors packed with ion-exchange resins: Simulation of the MTBE synthesis

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3827-3841

  Quinta Ferreira, Rosa M ^a   Almeida Costa, Cristina A ^a   Rodrigues, Alírio E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ETHERS; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

METHYL TERTBUTYL ETHERS; TUBULAR REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0030286884     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9602421     Document Type: Article

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