A comparison of co-current and counter-current modes of operation for a dual-type industrial methanol reactor

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 1819-1830

  Rahimpour, M R ^a   Lotfinejad, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Catalyst deactivation; Co current mode; Counter current mode; Dual type methanol reactor; Dynamic simulation

Indexed keywords

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CO-CURRENT MODE; COUNTER-CURRENT MODE; DUAL-TYPE METHANOL REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

CATALYST DEACTIVATION; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EID: 44949252241     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2007.10.011     Document Type: Article

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