Mass-transfer enhancement by static mixers in a wall-coated catalytic reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 3-6, 2003, Pages 1063-1070

  Khinast, Johannes G ^a   Bauer, Alexander ^a   Bolz, David ^a   Panarello, Anthony ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaotic channel flow; CO oxidation; Mass transfer limitation; Static mixer; Wall coated reactor

Indexed keywords

LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; OXIDATION; VISCOSITY;

STATIC MIXERS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CATALYSIS; MASS TRANSFER; MIXER; REACTOR; STATIC CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0037289627     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00648-6     Document Type: Article

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