Simulation study of a dense polymeric catalytic membrane reactor with plug-flow pattern

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 67-81

  Sousa, José M ^a,b   Mendes, Adélio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dense polymeric catalytic membrane; Equilibrium reaction; Gas phase reaction; Modeling; Plug flow pattern reactor

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMISORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; ISOTHERMS;

CROSS-FLOW OPERATIONS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

CATALYSIS; FLOW PATTERN; MEMBRANE; PLUG FLOW; POLYMER; REACTOR;

EID: 0041825699     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(03)00083-4     Document Type: Article

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