Kinetic models for non-homogeneous complex systems with a time-dependent rate constant

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 58-68

  Montané, Daniel ^a,b   Overend, Ralph P ^a   Chornet, Esteban ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Complex non homogeneous systems; Kinetics; Phenomenological models; Severity parameters; Time dependent rate constant

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYSTS; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; NONHOMOGENEOUS COMPLEX SYSTEMS;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 0031997411     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450760108     Document Type: Article

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