Development of a process for higher alcohol production via synthesis gas

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 3896-3908

  Beretta, Alessandra ^a   Micheli, Emilio ^b   Tagliabue, Lorenzo ^b   Tronconi, Enrico ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Snamprogetti SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS GAS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LUMPED KINETIC MODEL; MULTISTAGE ADIABATIC REACTORS;

METHANOL;

EID: 0032178926     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9707331     Document Type: Article

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