Model comparison and sensitivity analysis for a fixed bed reactor with two catalytic zones

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 149-159

  Quina, Margarida M J ^a   Quinta Ferreira, Rosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; FORMALDEHYDE; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; OXIDATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

FIXED BED REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CATALYST; FIXED BED; REACTOR;

EID: 0343314927     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(99)00094-7     Document Type: Article

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