Fundamentals and selection of advanced Fischer-Tropsch reactors

Applied Catalysis A: General

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 55-70

  Sie, S T ^a   Krishna, R ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Fluidized bed; Multitubular trickle bed; Reactors; Scaling up; Slurry bubble columns

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033523744     PISSN: 0926860X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-860X(99)00164-7     Document Type: Article

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