Theoretical analysis of the effect of catalyst mass distribution and operation parameters on the performance of a Pd-based membrane reactor for water-gas shift reaction

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 373-382

  Chiappetta, Giovanni ^a   Clarizia, Gabriele ^a   Drioli, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axial and radial profiles; Catalyst mass distribution; Non isothermal membrane reactor; Water gas shift reaction

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION;

CATALYST MASS DISTRIBUTION; NON-ISOTHERMAL MEMBRANE REACTOR; RADIAL PROFILES; WATER-GAS SHIFT REACTION;

CATALYSTS;

CATALYSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION;

EID: 38649102493     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.05.036     Document Type: Article

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