Dimethyl ether synthesis with in situ H2o removal in fixed-bed membrane reactor: Model and simulations

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 6870-6877

  Iliuta, I ^a   Larachi, F ^a   Fongarland, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION REACTIONS; DIMETHYL ETHERS; DME SYNTHESIS; FIXED-BED; HYDROPHILIC MEMBRANES; IN-SITU; MEMBRANE PERMEANCE; MEMBRANE REACTOR; METHANOL DEHYDRATION; MODEL AND SIMULATION; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS; WATER-GAS SHIFTS;

BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEHYDRATION; ETHERS; FUELS; METHANOL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DEWATERING;

EID: 77955043437     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie901726u     Document Type: Article

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