Modeling catalytic oxidation of lean mixtures of methane-air in a packed-bed reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 102-109

  Shahamiri, S A ^a   Wierzba, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalytic oxidation; Lean mixtures; Methane; Packed bed reactor

Indexed keywords

GAS DYNAMICS; GASES; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEAT CONDUCTION; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; MIXTURES; PACKED BEDS; PLATINUM; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SURFACE REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ADIABATIC CONDITIONS; ADSORBED SPECIES; CALCULATED VALUES; CFD CODES; CHEMICAL SPECIES; CONSERVATION OF MASS; ELEMENTARY REACTIONS; ENERGY EQUATIONS; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; GAS-PHASE; GAS-PHASE CHEMICAL REACTIONS; GAS-PHASE REACTIONS; GAS-PHASES; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFERS; HEAT RELEASE; INLET TEMPERATURES; INLET VELOCITIES; LEAN MIXTURES; LOCAL THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS; LONGITUDINAL MASS; METHANE AIRS; METHANE CONVERSIONS; METHANE-AIR MIXTURES; MULTI-STEP REACTIONS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM VALUES; OXIDATION OF METHANES; PACKED BED; PACKED-BED REACTOR; RADIATION HEAT TRANSFERS; SURFACE REACTION MECHANISMS; UNSTEADY EQUATIONS;

CATALYTIC OXIDATION;

EID: 63149084032     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2008.09.046     Document Type: Article

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