Is a monolithic loop reactor a viable option for Fischer - Tropsch synthesis?

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3-6, 2003, Pages 583-591

  de Deugd, Ronald M ^a   Chougule, Rahul B ^a   Kreutzer, Michiel T ^a   Meeuse, F Michiel ^a   Grievink, Johan ^a   Kapteijn, Freek ^a   Moulijn, Jacob A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Modeling; Monolithic catalysts; Multiphase reactors

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DIFFUSION; DISTILLATION; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; HYDROCARBONS;

MONOLITHIC LOOP REACTORS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CATALYST; MODELING; REACTOR; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037289585     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00583-3     Document Type: Article

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