A comparison of a pseudo-homogeneous non-equilibrium model and a three-phase non-equilibrium model for catalytic distillation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 119-127

  Zheng, Yuxiang ^a   Ng, Flora T T ^a   Rempel, Garry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalytic distillation; Diacetone alcohol; Ethyl cellosolve; Non equilibrium model; Pseudo homogeneous model; Three phase model

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CATALYTIC DISTILLATIONS (CD); FLOW RATE; KINETICALLY CONTROLLED; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

DISTILLATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATOR;

EID: 2442456676     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2004.01.015     Document Type: Article

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