Relevance of multiphase reaction engineering to modern technological challenges

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 8674-8686

  Dudukovic, M P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MULTIPHASE REACTION ENGINEERING; SUSTAINABLE PROCESSES;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

EID: 37249040550     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie070371p     Document Type: Conference Paper

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