Systematic study of the performance of a reverse flow reactor for the treatment of lean hydrocarbon emissions

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1292-1302

  Marín, Pablo ^a   Ordóñez, Salvador ^a   Díez, Fernando V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalytic combustion; Dynamic modelling; Forced unsteady state reactors; Model validation; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC TEMPERATURE RISE; AIR MIXTURES; CATALYTIC COMBUSTION; COMBINED EFFECT; COMBUSTION ENTHALPY; DYNAMIC MODELLING; FORCED UNSTEADY-STATE REACTORS; GASEOUS EMISSIONS; HETEROGENEOUS MODELS; HYDROCARBON EMISSION; INTRINSIC KINETICS; KINETIC CONSTANT; MODEL VALIDATION; OPERATING REGIONS; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; REACTION ENTHALPIES; REVERSE FLOW REACTOR; SPACE VELOCITIES; SWITCHING TIME; SYSTEMATIC STUDY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL REACTIVITY; ENTHALPY; HEXANE; RATE CONSTANTS; SMOKE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

REVERSE COMBUSTION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; HEXANE; HYDROCARBON; PLATINUM; TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CATALYSIS; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTHALPY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; REACTOR DESIGN; REACTOR OPERATION;

EID: 70349485570     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2175     Document Type: Article

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