Dynamic operation of chemical reactors: Friend or foe?

Chemical Engineering Progress

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 39-47

  Zwijnenburg, A ^a   Stankiewicz, A ^a,b   Moulijn, J A ^a,c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c DSM Research ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL PLANTS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; REACTION KINETICS;

CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; DYNAMIC OPERATION; VARIABLE VOLUME OPERATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0032206620     PISSN: 03607275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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