On the use of internal mass transfer coefficients in modeling of diffusion and reaction in catalytic monoliths

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 64, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 4976-4991

  Joshi, Saurabh Y ^a   Harold, Michael P ^a   Balakotaiah, Vemuri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalytic monolith; Effectiveness factor; External mass transfer coefficient; Intraphase mass transfer coefficient; Washcoat diffusion

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC MONOLITHS; EFFECTIVENESS FACTOR; EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; WASHCOAT DIFFUSION; WASHCOATS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DIFFUSION; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 72049101472     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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