Mathematical simulation of catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene in a composite palladium membrane reactor

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 161-172

  Hermann, Ch ^a   Quicker, P ^a   Dittmeyer, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Composite membranes; Ethylbenzene dehydrogenation; Mathematical model; Membrane reactor; Palladium membranes

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; DEHYDROGENATION; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PALLADIUM; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTION KINETICS; STYRENE; VISCOUS FLOW;

ETHYLBENZENE; KNUDSEN DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE REACTORS; MULTICOMPONENT DIFFUSION;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ETHYLBENZENE; PALLADIUM; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; DIFFUSION; LABORATORY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

EID: 0342697545     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)81990-4     Document Type: Article

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