Experimental studies and modeling of a fixed bed reactor for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using biosyngas

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 893-907

  Rafiq, M H ^a   Jakobsen, H A ^a   Schmid, R ^a   Hustad, J E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING WATER; COBALT CATALYST; DEVELOPED MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FISCHER TROPSCH; FIXED BED REACTOR; FIXED-BED; FLUID TEMPERATURES; GAS HOUR SPACE VELOCITY; HOMOGENEOUS MODELS; MODEL PREDICTION; RATE EQUATIONS; REACTION CONDITIONS; SHELL-AND-TUBE; SINGLE TUBES; TRANSPORT EQUATION; TUBE DIAMETERS; WALL TEMPERATURES;

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COBALT; HYDROCARBONS; REACTION RATES;

FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 79952193466     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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