Catalyst deactivation in 3D CFD resolved particle simulations of propane dehydrogenation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 10641-10650

  Behnam, Mohsen ^a   Dixon, Anthony G ^a   Nijemeisland, Michiel ^b   Stitt, E Hugh ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNSON MATTHEY TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ACCUMULATION; CARBON DEPOSITION; COKE FORMATION; CYLINDRICAL PELLETS; ENDOTHERMIC REACTIONS; GAS FLOWS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INTERNAL GRADIENT; PARTICLE SIMULATIONS; PELLET SURFACES; PROPANE DEHYDROGENATION; PROPENE PRODUCTION; REACTION PROCESS; SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; TIME PROGRESS; TUBE WALLS;

CATALYST POISONING; CHROMIUM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DEHYDROGENATION; PELLETIZING; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; REACTION RATES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CATALYST DEACTIVATION;

EID: 78049376654     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie100456k     Document Type: Conference Paper

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