Partial hydrogenation in an upflow fixed-bed reactor: A multistage operation for experimental optimization of selectivity

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-13

  Stüber, Frank ^a   Delmas, Henri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b LABORATOIRE DE GÉNIE CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING; PALLADIUM; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GASEOUS REACTANTS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

1,5,9 CYCLODODECATRIENE; ALKENE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CYCLODODECENE; HYDROGEN; PALLADIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FIXED BED; FLOW; HYDROGENATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REACTOR;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DILUTION; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; GAS FLOW; HYDROGENATION; PRESSURE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0037425414     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie020466l     Document Type: Article

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