Phenomenological approach to interpret the effect of liquid flow modulation in trickle bed reactors at the particle scale

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 60, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 6262-6269

  Ayude, M A ^a   Cassanello, M C ^b   Martinez O M ^c   Haure, P M ^a  

^a UNMDP ^*  (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chemical reactors; Liquid flow modulation; Mathematical model; Multiphase reactions; Transient response; Trickle bed reactors

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSPORTATION; POROUS MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS;

LIQUID FLOW MODULATION; REACTION RATE; TRICKLE BED REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

LIQUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

EID: 22744431790     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.03.019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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