Modeling and product grade optimization of Fischer - Tropsch synthesis in a slurry reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1047-1057

  Fernandes, Fabiano A N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIESEL FUELS; LIQUID FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; OLEFINS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; SLURRIES; WAXES;

CARBON MONOXIDE POLYMERIZATION; CATALYST HOLDUP; SLURRY REACTORS; SYNGAS POLYMERIZATION;

FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS;

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIESEL FUELS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; LIQUID FUELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL GAS; OLEFINS; OPTIMIZATION; POLYMERIZATION; SLURRIES; WAXES;

EID: 32644435898     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0507732     Document Type: Article

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