Catalytic Combustion of Very Lean Mixtures in a Reverse Flow Reactor Using an Internal Electrical Heater

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4198-4206

  Cunill, F ^a,b   Van De Beld, L ^a   Westerterp, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PURIFICATION; CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC HEATING; ETHYLENE; PROPANE; REVERSE COMBUSTION;

CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; REVERSE FLOW REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0031258315     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie960658e     Document Type: Article

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