Light-off criterion and transient analysis of catalytic monoliths

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1381-1405

  Ramanathan, Karthik ^a   Balakotaiah, Vemuri ^a   West, David H ^b  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic converter; Cumulative emissions; Ignition; Light off; Monolith reactor; Transient time

Indexed keywords

MODEL;

EID: 0037374834     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(02)00679-6     Document Type: Article

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