Modelling of hydrotreating process in a trickle-bed reactor

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 283-295

  Ramesh Kumar, V ^a   Balaraman, K S ^b   Ramachandra Rao, V S ^a   Ananth, M S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Madras Refineries Limited   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COBALT; CORRELATION METHODS; DESULFURIZATION; GAS OILS; REACTION KINETICS;

HYDRODENITROGENATION; HYDRODESULPHURIZATION; TRICKLE BED REACTORS;

DIESEL FUELS;

EID: 0031125373     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916469708949657     Document Type: Article

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