A novel compact reactor for three-phase hydrogenations

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 364-371

  Grasemann, Martin ^a   Renken, Albert ^a   Kashid, Madhvanand ^a   Kiwi Minsker, Lioubov ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

2 methyl 3 butyn 2 ol; Intensification of selective hydrogenation; Micro heat exchanger; Pd ZnO structured catalyst; Staged bubble column reactor

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMN REACTORS; CATALYST PERFORMANCE; CATALYTIC LAYERS; COMPACT REACTORS; CROSS FLOWS; EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; FEED STREAMS; HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE; LIQUID SUPERFICIAL VELOCITIES; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; ORGANIC MEDIA; PROCESS INTENSIFICATION; SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION; SINGLE- AND TWO-PHASE FLOW; SINGLE-PHASE CONDITIONS; SINTERED METAL FIBERS; SOLVENT-FREE HYDROGENATION; SPECIFIC PRODUCTIVITY; STRUCTURED CATALYST;

BUBBLE COLUMNS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MELT SPINNING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PRODUCTIVITY; SINTERING;

HYDROGENATION;

EID: 71849116090     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.06.063     Document Type: Article

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