A natural gas to liquids process model for optimal operation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 425-433

  Panahi, Mehdi ^a   Rafiee, Ahmad ^a   Skogestad, Sigurd ^a   Hillestad, Magne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; CHAIN GROWTH; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; FISCHER TROPSCH; GAS-TO-LIQUIDS PROCESS; HYDROCARBON LIQUIDS; KINETIC MODELS; OPTIMAL OPERATION; PRODUCT DISTRIBUTIONS; SYNTHESIS GAS PRODUCTION;

COBALT; HYDROCARBONS; OPTIMIZATION; SYNTHESIS GAS;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 84855801634     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2014058     Document Type: Article

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