Heterogeneous catalysis in a microchannel using a layer of carbon nanofibers on the channel wall

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 179, Issue , 2012, Pages 242-252

  de Loos, S R A ^a   van der Schaaf, J ^a   de Croon, M H J M ^a   Nijhuis, T A ^a   Schouten, J C ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofiber; Hydrogenation; Mass transfer; Microchannel

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR FLOWS; CHANNEL WALL; FLAT PLATE; FLOW REGIMES; GAS HOLD UP; GAS VELOCITY; HYDROGEN REACTION; INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT; LAYER THICKNESS; MICRO-REACTOR; MICROCHANNEL WALLS; MULTIPHASE REACTIONS; OPEN STRUCTURE; OVERALL REACTIONS;

CARBON NANOFIBERS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN; HYDROGENATION; MASS TRANSFER; MICROCHANNELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REACTION INTERMEDIATES;

REACTION RATES;

EID: 84155195076     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.076     Document Type: Article

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