Modulation of liquid holdup along a trickle bed reactor with periodic operation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 62, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 6002-6014

  Ayude, M A ^a   Martinez O M ^b   Cassanello, M C ^c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Liquid flow modulation; Liquid holdup profiles; Periodic operation; Trickle bed reactors

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROUS MATERIALS;

EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION; LIQUID FLOW MODULATION; PERIODIC OPERATION; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROUS MATERIALS;

EID: 34748904695     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.06.027     Document Type: Article

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