A generalized mechanistic kinetic model for the hydroisomerization and hydrocracking of long-Chain paraffins

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4075-4090

  Kumar, Hans ^a   Froment, Gilbert F ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIFUNCTIONAL CATALYST; HYDROISOMERIZATION; KINETIC MODEL;

CHEMICAL BONDS; HYDROCRACKING; ISOMERIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS;

PARAFFINS;

CHEMICAL BONDS; HYDROCRACKING; ISOMERIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAFFINS; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 34250792122     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie060957w     Document Type: Article

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