A simple and realistic fixed bed model for investigating Fischer-Tropsch catalyst activity at lab-scale and extrapolating to industrial conditions

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 66, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 6358-6366

  Sharma, Amit ^a   Philippe, Régis ^a   Luck, Francis ^b   Schweich, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Catalyst activity comparison; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Fixed bed reactor; Hot spot and pressure drop control; Scale up; Solid foam catalyst

Indexed keywords

FISCHER TROPSCH; FIXED-BED REACTORS; HOT SPOT; SCALE-UP; SOLID FOAM CATALYST;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; FOAM CONTROL; PRESSURE DROP;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 80054931089     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.04.032     Document Type: Article

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