Four ways to introduce structure in fluidized bed reactors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4236-4244

  Van Ommen, J Ruud ^a   Nijenhuis, John ^a   Van Den Bleek, Cor M ^a   Coppens, Marc Olivier ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FUEL INJECTION; OPTIMIZATION;

GAS INJECTION; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FUEL INJECTION; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 34250866142     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie061318o     Document Type: Article

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