Application of multichannel microreactors for studying heterogeneous catalysed gas phase reactions

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 735-743

  Steinfeldt, N ^a   Dropka, N ^a   Wolf, D ^a   Baerns, M ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR KATALYSE E V AN DER UNIVERSITÄT ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Microreactor; Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane; Vanadium oxide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEHYDROGENATION; ISOTHERMS; OXIDATION;

MICROREACTORS;

PROPANE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEHYDROGENATION; FIXED BED; MICROCHANNEL; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROPANE; REACTOR;

EID: 0141638619     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387603322302904     Document Type: Article

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