Simulation of the decoking of an ethane cracker with a steam/air mixture

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1779-1789

  Heynderickx, G J ^a   Schools, E M ^a   Marin, G B ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Decoking combustion kinetics; Decoking gasification kinetics; Decoking time; Industrial units; Reaction diffusion model; Steam cracking

Indexed keywords

AIR; BINARY MIXTURES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COKING; COMBUSTION; ETHANE; GASIFICATION; REACTION KINETICS; STEAM;

DECOKING COMBUSTION KINETICS; DECOKING GASIFICATION KINETICS; DECOKING TIME; INDUSTRIAL UNITS; REACTION/DIFFUSION MODEL;

STEAM CRACKING;

AIR; BINARY MIXTURES; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COKING; COMBUSTION; ETHANE; GASIFICATION; REACTION KINETICS; STEAM; STEAM CRACKING;

EID: 31344461689     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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