Production Of Nbc from Nb2O5 in a rotating cylinder reactor: Kinetic study of reduction/carburization reactions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 534-538

  Fontes, F A O ^a   De Sousa, J F ^a   Souza, C P ^a   Bezerra, M B D ^a   Benachour, M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Avrami's model; Kinetic study; Niobium carbide; Rotating cylinder reactor

Indexed keywords

CARBIDES; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; NIOBIUM OXIDE;

ISOTHERMAL REGION; KINETIC MODELING; KINETIC STUDY; NIOBIUM CARBIDE; NUCLEATION MODELS; ROTATING CYLINDERS; ROTATION VELOCITY; STOICHIOMETRIC EQUATION;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES);

EID: 80755188025     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.09.105     Document Type: Article

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