Simulation of catalytic reduction of nitrates based on a mechanistic model

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 458-467

  Fan, Xiaolei ^a   Franch, Cristina ^b   Palomares, Eduardo ^b   Lapkin, Alexei A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nitrate reduction; Reaction modeling

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; BIMETALLIC CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC REDUCTION; COMPLEX REACTION SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; LIQUID PHASE; MECHANISTIC MODELS; MODELING APPROACH; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; NITRATE REDUCTION; OPERATING CONDITION; REACTION MODELING; REDUCTION REACTION; SURFACE SPECIES;

MASS TRANSFER; NITRATES; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; REDUCTION; SURFACE REACTIONS; SURFACES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 80755168505     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.09.069     Document Type: Article

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