Particle loading in a catalyst-trap microreactor: Experiment vs. simulation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 388-395

  Huang, J ^a   Weinstein, J ^a   Besser, R S ^a  

^a Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalyst loading; Catalyst trap; Grain size distribution; Microreactor; Pd C

Indexed keywords

CATALYST LOADING; CATALYST LOADINGS; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION; COMPLEX REACTIONS; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LOADING EXPERIMENT; MICRO-REACTOR; MICRO-SCALES; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NITROTOLUENE; PARTICLE LOADING; PHYSICAL CATALYSTS; RANDOM WALK MODELS; TRAP-OCCUPANCY;

CATALYSTS; EXPERIMENTS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDROGENATION; LOADING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CATALYSIS;

EID: 74449084774     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.07.046     Document Type: Article

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