Operation of a Catalytic Reverse Flow Reactor for the Purification of Air Contaminated with Volatile Organic Compounds

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 975-983

  Van De Beld, L ^a   Westerterp, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air purification; Catalytic combustion; Reverse flow operation

Indexed keywords

AIR PURIFICATION; COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS; HEAT TRANSFER; PACKED BEDS; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; REVERSE FLOW OPERATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0031247995     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450750519     Document Type: Article

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