Vapor recovery reactor in carbothermic aluminum production: Model verification and sensitivity study for a fixed bed column

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2053-2064

  Garcia Osorio, Vianey ^a   Ydstie, B Erik ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Fixed bed; Gas solid non catalytic reactions; Heterogeneous reactions; Shrinking core model

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS; MASS TRANSFER; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VAPORS;

CARBOTHERMIC ALUMINIUM PROCESS; VAPOR RECOVERY REACTOR (VRR);

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

COLUMN; FIXED BED; GAS-SOLID SEPARATION; MODELING;

EID: 2442500404     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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