Numerical investigation and experimental validation of the performance of a tubular packed bed reactor for hydrogenation of diene-based polymers

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1979-1989

  Madhuranthakam, Chandra Mouli R ^a   Pan, Qinmin ^a   Rempel, Garry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL REACTORS; MASS TRANSFER; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PACKED BEDS;

EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; HYDROGENATION KINETICS; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; NITRILE BUTADIENE RUBBER; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTAL; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PACKED BED REACTOR; PERFORMANCE; TUBULAR REACTORS; TUBULARS;

HYDROGENATION;

EID: 70349554492     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.21433     Document Type: Article

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