Single pellet string reactor for intensification of catalyst testing in Gas/Liquid/Solid configuration;Réacteur catalytique de type "ilaire" pour l'intensification de tests catalytiques en configuration gaz/liquide/solide

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 689-701

  Hipolito, A I ^a   Rolland, M ^a   Boyer, C ^a   de Bellefon, C ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b CPE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TOOL; AXIAL DISPERSION MODEL; AXIAL DISPERSIONS; CATALYST PARTICLES; CATALYTIC TESTS; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; FAST EXOTHERMIC REACTION; FAST REACTION; FEED FLOW RATE; FIXED BED; FRICTION SURFACES; GASPHASE; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; HYDROGENATION REACTIONS; INDUSTRIAL CATALYST; ISOLATED BUBBLES; ISOTHERMAL CONDITIONS; ISOTHERMAL KINETICS; LIMITING STEP; LIQUID HOLD UPS; LIQUID HOLD-UP; LIQUID PHASE; MASS TRANSFER RATE; OPERATING PROCEDURES; PLUG FLOW; PRESSURE DROP MEASUREMENTS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTOR DESIGNS; REACTOR GEOMETRIES; RESIDENCE TIME; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION; SPACE VELOCITIES; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY; DISPERSIONS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGENATION; LIQUID FILMS; MASS TRANSFER; PECLET NUMBER; PELLETIZING; PRESSURE DROP; REACTION RATES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TESTING; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

BIOREACTOR; CATALYST; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE DROP; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 78149483249     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst/2009079     Document Type: Article

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