Enhanced liquid-solid mass transfer by carbon nanofibers on solid foam as catalyst support

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 247-254

  Wenmakers, P W A M ^a   van der Schaaf, J ^a   Kuster, B F M ^a   Schouten, J C ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibers; Catalyst support; Chemical reactors; Mass transfer; Packed bed; RVC foam

Indexed keywords

EQUIVALENT MASS; LIQUID-PHASE OXIDATION; LIQUID-SOLID MASS TRANSFER; LOWER PRESSURES; OVERALL REACTIONS; PD CATALYST; PER LINEAR INCHES; RANDOM PACKING; REACTION TEMPERATURE; RETICULATED VITREOUS CARBON; RVC FOAM; SOLID FOAM; SUPERFICIAL LIQUID VELOCITY;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; CHEMICALS; FLUID DYNAMICS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; PACKED BEDS; PACKING; PALLADIUM; POLYDISPERSITY; PRESSURE DROP; REACTION RATES; SODIUM;

FOAMS;

EID: 71849108998     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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