Gas-Phase Reaction in a Trickle-Bed Reactor Operated at Low Liquid Flow Rates

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1813-1818

  Castellari, A T ^a   Cechini, J O ^a   Gabarain, L J ^a   Haure, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; GASEOUS EFFLUENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VAPORIZATION; WETTING;

CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION; GAS PHASE REACTIONS; ONE DIMENSIONAL MODELS; TRICKLE BED REACTORS;

HYDROGENATION;

HYDROGENATION; TRICKLE BED REACTORS;

EID: 0031194214     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690430716     Document Type: Article

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