Temperature and conversion patterns in a network of catalytic reactors for methanol synthesis with different switch strategies

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 65, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4579-4590

  Mancusi, Erasmo ^a   Altimari, Pietro ^b   Crescitelli, Silvestro ^c   Russo, Lucia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Equilibrium limited reactions; Network of reactors; Pattern formation; Process intensification; Simulated moved bed; Wave trains

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC REACTOR; EQUILIBRIUM LIMITED REACTIONS; METHANOL CONVERSION; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; PATTERN FORMATION; TEMPERATURE PATTERNS; TEMPERATURE WAVE; TEMPORAL PERIODICITY; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA;

LOCOMOTIVES; METHANOL; RAILROAD CARS; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77954382858     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.04.043     Document Type: Article

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