Ethylene oxide formation in a microreactor: From qualitative kinetics to detailed modeling

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 10897-10907

  Carucci, José R Hernández ^a   Halonen, Ville ^b   Eränen, Kari ^a   Wärnå, Johan ^a   Ojala, Satu ^b   Huuhtanen, Mika ^b   Keiski, Riitta ^b   Salmi, Tapio ^a  

^a LABORATORY OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND REACTION ENGINEERING   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA CATALYSTS; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; DETAILED MODELING; ETHYLENE OXIDES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS FLOWS; HELIUM GAS; KINETIC MODELS; MICRO-REACTOR; MICROPLATES; PRETREATMENT CONDITIONS; SILVER CATALYST; SILVER SURFACE;

ADSORPTION; AERODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CATALYSTS; ETHYLENE; FLOW OF GASES; HELIUM; MICROCHANNELS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SILVER; SILVER OXIDES; STAINLESS STEEL;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

EID: 78049391290     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie100521j     Document Type: Conference Paper

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