Reverse-flow reactor for a selective oxidation process

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 4615-4627

  Quinta Ferreira, R ^a   Almeida Costa, C ^a   Masetti, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Intraparticle convection; Mathematical modelling; Non adiabatic fixed bed reactor; Partial oxidation; Reverse flow operation; Unsteady state catalytic process

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEN INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL EFFECTS; XYLENE;

INTRAPARTICLE CONVERSION; NONADIABATIC FIXED BED REACTOR; PARTIAL OXIDATION; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; REVERSE FLOW REACTOR; UNSTEADY STATE CATALYTIC PROCESS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

FIXED BED; REACTOR; REVERSE FLOW;

EID: 0344172739     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00161-X     Document Type: Article

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