Assessment of micro-structured fixed-bed reactors for highly exothermic gas-phase reactions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1644-1654

  Guettel, Robert ^a   Turek, Thomas ^a  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Maleic anhydride; Micro structured reactor; Packed bed reactor; Partial oxidation; Phthalic anhydride; Simulation

Indexed keywords

MICROSTRUCTURED REACTORS; PACKED BED REACTOR; PARTIAL OXIDATIONS; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BUTANE; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MASS TRANSFER; OXIDATION; PACKED BEDS; PHASE INTERFACES; PRODUCTIVITY; XYLENE;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 75849116067     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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