An approximation method for the effectiveness factor in porous catalysts

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 5127-5136

  Lee, Jietae ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Approximation; Asymptotes of effectiveness factor; Effectiveness factor; Heterogeneous reaction; Thiele modulus

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS;

APPROXIMATIONS; ASYMPTOTES OF EFFECTIVENESS FACTOR; EFFECTIVENESS FACTOR; HETEROGENEOUS REACTION; THIELE MODULUS;

CATALYSTS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CATALYSTS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POROUS MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 33744511604     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.02.033     Document Type: Article

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