Staging of the Fischer-Tropsch reactor with an iron based catalyst

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-83

  Rafiee, Ahmad ^a   Hillestad, Magne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Design functions; Fischer Tropsch synthesis; Plug flow; Reactor path; Staging

Indexed keywords

DESIGN FUNCTIONS; FISCHER TROPSCH; PLUG FLOW; REACTOR PATHS; STAGING;

CATALYSTS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; HYDROGEN; MIXING; PIPE FLOW; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

EID: 84857443399     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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