Simulation and experiment of multicomponent diffusion and reaction in three-dimensional networks

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 15-16, 1999, Pages 3485-3493

  Rieckmann, Christina ^a   Keil, Frerich J ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

General kinetics; Multicomponent diffusion reaction; Single pellet diffusion reactor; Surface diffusion; Three dimensional pore network

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; DIFFUSION; FLUXES; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACES;

GENERAL KINETICS; MULTICOMPONENT DIFFUSION REACTION; SINGLE PELLET DIFFUSION REACTOR; SURFACE DIFFUSION; THREE DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS;

POROUS MATERIALS;

CATALYST; COMPUTER MODELING; DIFFUSION; REACTOR; STRUCTURE;

EID: 0033167018     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00480-1     Document Type: Article

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