Analytical criteria for validity of pseudohomogeneous models of packed-bed catalytic reactors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 767-777

  Dommeti, Sandra M S ^a   Balakotaiah, Vemuri ^a   West, David H ^b  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); CATALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS;

PACKED-BED CATALYTIC REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

ANALYTICAL MODEL; CATALYST; PACKED BED; REACTOR;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTOR;

EID: 0033103903     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie980365g     Document Type: Article

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