Selective oxidation of n-butane to maleic anhydride in fluid bed reactors: Detailed kinetic investigation and reactor modelling

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3-6, 2003, Pages 643-648

  Dente, Mario ^a   Pierucci, Sauro ^a   Tronconi, Enrico ^a   Cecchini, Marco ^b   Ghelfi, Federico ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Lonza Intermediates and Additives   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluid bed; Kinetics; Maleic anhydride; Multiphase reactors; Selective oxidation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMBUSTION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; REACTION KINETICS; VANADIUM;

FLUID BED REACTORS; SELECTIVE OXIDATION;

BUTANE;

FLUIDIZED BED; KINETICS; MODELING; OXIDATION; REACTOR;

EID: 0037289615     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00590-0     Document Type: Article

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