Experimental study of the deep catalytic cracking process in a downer reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 41, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 6015-6019

  Deng, Rensheng ^a   Wei, Fei ^a   Jin, Yan ^a   Zhang, Qihao ^a   Jin, Yong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYSTS; GASOLINE; PROPYLENE;

DOWNER REACTORS; DRY GAS;

CATALYTIC CRACKING;

GASOLINE; PROPYLENE;

CATALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLUG FLOW; REACTOR; RISER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESSURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037184357     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie010731n     Document Type: Article

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