Liquid dispersion and holdup in a small-scale upflow hydrotreater at high temperatures and pressure

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 693-698

  Thanos, A M ^a   Galtier, P A ^b   Papayannakos, N G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Axial Dispersion; Holdup; Non ideal flow; Upflow reactors

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISTILLATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROGEN; TOLUENE;

UPFLOW HYDROTREATERS;

DISPERSIONS;

DISPERSION; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOLD-UP; REACTOR; RESIDENCE TIME;

EID: 0035042239     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00277-3     Document Type: Article

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