Control of transport phenomena in the interior of the reforming catalyst grain: A new approach to the optimisation of the reforming process

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1434-1448

  Szczygieł, Jerzy ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Catalyst; Mathematical model; Optimisation; Porous structure; Reforming

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUATIONS; DIFFUSION RESISTANCE; KINETIC SCHEME; MASS BALANCE; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMISATION; OPTIMISATIONS; POROUS STRUCTURE; POROUS STRUCTURES; REFORMING; REFORMING CATALYST; REFORMING PROCESS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 79956346596     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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