Modelling of hydrocracking with vapour-liquid equilibrium

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4285-4291

  Pellegrini, Laura A ^a   Gamba, Simone ^a   Calemma, Vincenzo ^b   Bonomi, Susi ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fisher Tropsch waxes; Hydrocracking; Mathematical modelling; Multi phase reactors; n Paraffins; Phase equilibria

Indexed keywords

HYDROCRACKING; LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CRITICAL PROPERTIES; FISCHER-TROPSCH WAX; FISHER-TROPSCH WAX; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; N-PARAFFINS; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; VAPOUR LIQUID EQUILIBRIA; VAPOUR LIQUID EQUILIBRIUMS;

PHASE EQUILIBRIA;

EID: 54249119895     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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