Study of the regeneration stage of the MTG process in a pseudoadiabatic fixed bed reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 141-150

  Aguayo, Adrés T ^a   Gayubo, Ana G ^a   Erena, Javier ^a   Vivanco, Raquel ^a   Bilbao, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fixed bed reactor; HZSM 5 zeolite; Regeneration stage

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COKE; COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HYDROCARBONS; METHANOL; TEMPERATURE;

FIXED BED REACTORS; LONGITUDINAL PROFILES;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CONSERVATION; ENERGY; FIXED BED; REACTOR; REGENERATION; ZEOLITE;

EID: 0037445571     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(02)00187-0     Document Type: Article

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