Modeling Analysis of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis in a Stirred-Tank Slurry Reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2330-2336

  Wang, Gang ^a   Wang, Yi Ning ^a   Yang, Jun ^a,b   Xu, Yuan Yuan ^a   Bai, Liang ^a   Xiang, Hong Wei ^a   Li, Yong Wang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; HYDROCARBONS; SLURRIES;

BULK EFFECTS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION; STIRRED-TANK SLURRY REACTORS; VOLATILITY;

RATE CONSTANTS;

ALKENE; HYDROCARBON; PARAFFIN;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; FISCHER TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; REACTOR; SIMULATION;

EID: 2442583263     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0308083     Document Type: Article

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