Simulation and optimization of methanol transformation into hydrocarbons in an isothermal fixed-bed reactor under reaction-regeneration cycles

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2383-2390

  Castilla, Marta ^a   Gayubo, Ana G ^a   Aguayo, Andres T ^a   Arandes, José M ^a   Bilbao, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; METHANOL FUELS; OLEFINS; REACTION KINETICS;

CATALYST REACTIVATION; ISOTHERMAL FIXED BED REACTORS;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 0032099012     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie970490c     Document Type: Article

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