Bed length effect on the liquid phase non-idealities and holdup in pilot scale upflow reactors

Catalysis Today

Volumn 79-80, Issue , 2003, Pages 235-240

  Thanos, A M ^a   Bellos, G D ^a   Galtier, P A ^b   Papayannakos, N G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion; Holdup; Non ideal flow; Upflow reactors

Indexed keywords

AXIAL FLOW; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NITROGEN; TOLUENE;

UPFLOW REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 0037881965     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5861(03)00010-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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