MTG fluidized bed reactor-regenerator unit with catalyst circulation: Process simulation and operation of an experimental setup

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 3223-3235

  Gayubo, Ana G ^a   Ortega, Jose M ^a   Aguayo, Andres T ^a   Arandes, Jose M ^a   Bilbao, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalyst circulation; Fluidized bed reactor; HZSM 5 zeolite; MTG process; Reactor regenerator

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CATALYST REGENERATION; COKE; COMBUSTION; REACTION KINETICS; REGENERATORS; ZEOLITES;

CATALYST CIRCULATION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

CATALYST; CIRCULATION; FLUIDIZED BED; GASOLINE; METHANOL; ZEOLITE;

EID: 0033626733     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00581-3     Document Type: Article

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