Comparative modeling study on the performance of solid foam as a structured catalyst support in multiphase reactors

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5353-5366

  Wenmakers, Patrick W A M ^a   Van Der Schaaf, John ^a   Kuster, Ben F M ^a   Schouten, Jaap C ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST CONCENTRATION; CINNAMALDEHYDE; COMPARATIVE MODELING; DOWNFLOW; FLOW CONDITION; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; OPERATING CONDITION; SIMULATION RESULT; SOLID FOAM; SOLIDS HOLDUPS; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; STRUCTURED CATALYST; TOTAL PRESSURE DROP;

ALDEHYDES; HYDROGENATION; PACKED BEDS; PRESSURE DROP; VORTEX FLOW;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 77952931885     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie900644e     Document Type: Article

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