Wall coating behavior of catalyst slurries in non-porous ceramic microstructures

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5678-5685

  Conant, Travis ^a   Karim, Ayman ^a   Rogers, Stephen ^b   Samms, Stephen ^b   Randolph, Gerard ^c   Datye, Abhaya ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

^b MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary number; Catalyst wall coating; Gas displacement method; Methanol reforming; Microreactor

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY;

CAPILLARY NUMBER; CATALYST WALL COATING; GAS-DISPLACEMENT METHOD; METHANOL REFORMING; MICROREACTOR;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 33745741125     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.04.029     Document Type: Article

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