Comparative simulations of cobalt- and iron-based Fischer-Tropsch synthesis slurry bubble column reactors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3861-3869

  Iliuta, I ^a   Larachi, F ^a   Anfray, J ^b   Dromard, N ^b   Schweich, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b TOTAL   (France)

^c LGPC CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; COBALT; IRON; TRANSITION METALS;

FISCHER-TROPSCH; SLURRY BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS;

FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 46049096435     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie701764y     Document Type: Article

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