Methanation in a fluidized bed reactor with high initial CO partial pressure: Part I-Experimental investigation of hydrodynamics, mass transfer effects, and carbon deposition

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 924-934

  Kopyscinski, Jan ^a,b   Schildhauer, Tilman J ^a   Biollaz, Serge M A ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon deposition; Fluidized bed reactor; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Methanation; Spatially resolved measurements

Indexed keywords

CARBON DEPOSITION; CATALYST LOADINGS; CO CONVERSION; DENSE PHASE; DILUTION RATE; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FLUID-BEDS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; GAS SPECIES; GAS VELOCITY; GAS-SOLID FLUIDIZED BED; HOT SPOT; MASS TRANSFER EFFECTS; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; VOLUME FLOW;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGENATION; INLET FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; METHANATION;

FLUIDIZATION;

EID: 78651065945     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.11.042     Document Type: Article

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