Effect of hydrodynamic multiplicity on trickle bed reactor performance

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 249-257

  Van Der Merwe, Werner ^a   Nicol, Willie ^a   Al Dahhan, Muthanna H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Multi phase flow; Trickle bed reactors

Indexed keywords

STYRENE HYDROGENATION; TRICKLE BED REACTORS;

HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 38149061009     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11360     Document Type: Article

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