Size and compactness of particles of arbitrary shape: Application to catalyst effectiveness factors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 5803-5811

  Buffham, B A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDERS;

CATALYST EFFECTIVENESS FACTOR;

CATALYSTS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034353072     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00425-5     Document Type: Article

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