Modeling a dense polymeric catalytic membrane reactor with plug flow pattern

Catalysis Today

Volumn 82, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 241-254

  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 reactor

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DIFFUSION; FLOW PATTERNS; SORPTION;

PLUG FLOW PATTERN;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0042164241     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5861(03)00239-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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