Modeling a transport phenomena limited reactivity in short contact time catalytic partial oxidation reactors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-71

  Bizzi, M ^a   Basini, L ^b   Saracco, G ^a   Specchia, V ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Snamprogetti SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; RADIATION; REACTION KINETICS; RHODIUM; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

MICROKINETIC REACTIONS;

METHANE;

METHANE; RHODIUM;

FIXED BED; GAS-SOLID EQUILIBRIUM; MODELING; OXIDATION; REACTOR; TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; MODEL; OXIDATION; RADIATION; REACTOR; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSPORT AND BINDING PHENOMENA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0347297382     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0203678     Document Type: Article

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