Effect of the Membrane Activity on the Performance of a Catalytic Membrane Reactor

AIChE Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3095-3104

  Coronas, J ^a   Gonzalo, A ^a   Lafarga, D ^a   Menendez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYST SUPPORTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES;

IDEAL MEMBRANE REACTOR; OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE (OCM); REAL MEMBRANE REACTOR MODEL;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0031275819     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690431120     Document Type: Article

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