Methanol synthesis in an integrated two-stage reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 15-16, 1999, Pages 3671-3675

  Linghu, Wensheng ^a   Liu, Zhenyu ^a   Zhu, Zhenping ^a   Yang, Jianli ^a   Zhong, Bing ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Low temperature synthesis; Methanol; Methyl formate; Reactor dynamic; Two stage reactor

Indexed keywords

LOW TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; TWO STAGE REACTOR;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS GAS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYST; METHANOL; REACTOR; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0033167170     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00398-4     Document Type: Article

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