Water Gas Shift Reaction in a glass microreactor

Catalysis Today

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-120

  Mukherjee, S ^a   Hatalis, M K ^a   Kothare, M V ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalyst activation; Glass microreactor; Water Gas Shift Reaction

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSTS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PACKED BEDS; REACTION KINETICS; WATER;

CATALYST ACTIVATION; FUEL PROCESSING; GLASS MICROREACTORS; KINETIC MODELS; WATER GAS SHIFT REACTION (WGSR);

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 33750617306     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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