Analysis of catalyst particle strength by impact testing: The effect of manufacturing process parameters on the particle strength

Powder Technology

Volumn 160, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 67-80

  Subero Couroyer, Charlotte ^a,b   Ghadiri, Mojtaba ^b   Brunard, Nathalie ^c   Kolenda, Frédéric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Catalyst particle; Drying; Filler; Impact; Macroporosity; Porosity; Strength

Indexed keywords

FILLERS; IMPACT TESTING; STRAIN RATE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CATALYST PARTICLES; CATALYTIC REGENERATION; PARTICLE STRENGTH;

CATALYSTS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

CATALYST;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; FLOW KINETICS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POROSITY; SIMULATION; SOLID; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 27644549800     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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