Multifunctional reactors? 'Up to a point lord copper'

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-139

  Stitt, E H ^a  

^a JOHNSON MATTHEY CATALYSTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commercial applications; Hydrogen; Multifunctional reactors; Syngas

Indexed keywords

COPPER; HEAT TRANSFER; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PUMPS; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; REACTOR;

EID: 1542533796     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/026387604772992693     Document Type: Article

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