Modeling, simulation, and optimization of a front-end system for acetylene hydrogenation reactors

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 545-556

  Gobbo, R ^a   Soares, R P ^a   Lansarin, M A ^a   Secchi, A R ^a   Ferreira, J M P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Petroquímica SA ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetylene reactor; Front end system; Optimization; Selective hydrogenation

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ETHYLENE; HYDROGENATION; OLIGOMERS; OPTIMIZATION; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE;

ACETYLENE REACTOR; FRONT-END SYSTEMS; SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 4043169251     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322004000400004     Document Type: Article

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