Steady-state and dynamic reactor models for hydrotreatment of oil fractions: A review

Catalysis Reviews - Science and Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 485-607

  Mederos, Fabián S ^a   Elizalde, Ignacio ^b   Ancheyta, Jorge ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hydrotreatment; Modeling; Reactor design; Trickle bed reactors

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; MODELS;

CATALYTIC HYDROTREATMENT; DYNAMIC REACTOR MODEL; HYDROTREATMENT; MODELING ASPECTS; OPERATING CONDITION; REACTOR DESIGNS; REACTOR MODELING; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 77951274017     PISSN: 01614940     EISSN: 15205703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01614940903048612     Document Type: Review

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