Diagnostic nonlinear analysis of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in stirred-tank slurry reactors

AIChE Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1803-1820

  Song, Hyun Seob ^a   Ramkrishna, Doraiswami ^a,c   Trinh, Sinh ^b   Wright, Harold ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^c LG Chemical Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; COOLING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METHANE; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SLURRIES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SLURRY REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

METHANE;

HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; REACTOR; STIRRED TANK; SYNTHESIS;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; STIRRED REACTOR; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0038824921     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690490717     Document Type: Article

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