Microwave heating of endothermic catalytic reactions: Reforming of methanol

AIChE Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 820-831

  Perry, W Lee ^a,b   Datye, Abhaya K ^a   Prinja, Anil K ^a   Brown, Lee F ^b   Katz, Joel D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; MICROWAVES; PACKED BEDS;

MICROWAVE HEATING;

CATALYSIS;

BUTANE; CYCLOHEXANE; ETHYLBENZENE; METHANOL;

REACTION;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROWAVE RADIATION; REACTOR; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0036531247     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690480416     Document Type: Article

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