The role of adsorbate-layer nonuniformities in catalytic reactor design: Multiscale simulations for Co oxidation on Pt

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 965-980

  Raimondeau, S ^a   Vlachos, D G ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b University of Delaware   (United States)

Author keywords

CO oxidation; Continuum; Monte Carlo; Multiscale

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; COBALT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OXIDATION; PLATINUM; THERMODYNAMICS;

CATALYTIC REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CARBON MONOXIDE; PLATINUM;

COMPUTER SIMULATOR; DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PRESSURE; REACTOR;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OXIDATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

EID: 0037104852     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-1354(02)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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