Optimal operation of simulated-moving-bed reactors for nonlinear adsorption isotherms and equilibrium reactions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1525-1533

  Ströhlein, Guido ^a   Mazzotti, Marco ^a   Morbidelli, Massimo ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Chemical reactors; Chromatography; Equilibrium theory; Optimisation; Simulated moving bed

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTHERMS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

DESIGN PROCEDURE; EQUILIBRIUM THEORY MODELS; METHYL ACETATE; SIMULATED-MOVING-BED REACTORS (SMBRS);

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

DESIGN; EQUILIBRIUM; MOVING BED REGIME; REACTOR;

EID: 13444309084     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.10.018     Document Type: Article

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