Investigation of a Complex Reaction Network: I. Experiments in a High-Pressure Trickle-Bed Reactor

AIChE Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 912-920

  Khadilkar, M R ^a   Jiang, Y ^a   Al Dahhan, M ^a   Dudukovic M P ^a   Chou, S K ^b   Ahmed, G ^b   Kahney, R ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COMPLEX REACTION NETWORKS; HIGH PRESSURE TRICKLE BED REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0032050725     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690440416     Document Type: Article

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