Restricted diffusion of residual molecules in catalyst pores under reactive conditions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1200-1211

  Wang, Gang ^a   Chen, Zhen Tao ^a   Lan, Xing Ying ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Xu, Chun Ming ^a   Gao, Jin Sen ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Diffusion coefficient; Effectiveness factor; Kinetics; Residue; Restrictive factor

Indexed keywords

CATALYST PORES; CATALYTIC CONVERSION; COMMERCIAL CATALYST; CRITICAL FACTORS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; EFFECTIVENESS FACTOR; HEAVY OIL; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; MOLECULAR SIZE; OPERATING CONDITION; PORE DIAMETERS; PSEUDO-FIRST-ORDER REACTION; REACTANT MOLECULES; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REACTIVE CONDITION; RESIDUE; RESTRICTED DIFFUSION; RESTRICTIVE FACTOR; THIELE MODULUS;

CATALYSTS; MOLECULES; PORE SIZE;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 79551473915     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.12.026     Document Type: Article

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