Methanation in a fluidized bed reactor with high initial CO partial pressure: Part II- Modeling and sensitivity study

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1612-1621

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

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Concentration profile; Fluidized bed reactor; Methanation; Modeling; Spatially resolved measurements; Two phase model

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION PROFILES; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; MODELING; SPATIALLY RESOLVED; TWO-PHASE MODEL;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDROGENATION; MASS TRANSFER; REACTION RATES;

METHANATION;

EID: 79952228757     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2010.12.029     Document Type: Article

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