Modeling of a continuous rotary reactor for carbon ianotube synthesis by catalytic chemical vapor deposition

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 675-686

  Pirard, Sophle L ^a   Pirard, Jean Paul ^a   Bossuot, Chrlstophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NANOCYL S A   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONS; CATALYTIC DEACTIVATIONS; CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERINGS; FUNCTION OF TIME; MOBILE BEDS; NANOTUBE PRODUCTIONS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PHYSICAL FACTORS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL FACTORS; REACTOR MODELING; ROTARY REACTORS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTION RATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 63849236811     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11755     Document Type: Article

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