Multi-scale modeling of microstructured reactors for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 135, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Yang, Bin ^a   Yuschak, Tom ^a   Mazanec, Terry ^a   Tonkovich, Anna Lee ^a   Perry, Steve ^a  

^a Velocys Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

CFD; Ethane; Ethylene; Heterogeneous reactions; Kinetics; Microstructure reactor; Oxidative dehydrogenation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEHYDROGENATION; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXIDATION;

ETHYLENE PRODUCTION; MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEHYDROGENATION; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXIDATION;

EID: 36049001170     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.07.050     Document Type: Article

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