Mass transfer modeling of a consecutive reaction in rotating foam stirrer reactors: Selective hydrogenation of a functionalized alkyne

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 412-420

  Leon, M A ^a   Nijhuis, T A ^a   Van der Schaaf, J ^a   Schouten, J C ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Catalyst activity; Catalyst selectivity; Mass transfer; Multiphase reactors; Reaction engineering; Solid foams

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; CATALYST ACCESSIBILITY; CATALYST DEPOSITION; CATALYST SURFACES; CONSECUTIVE REACTION; CONTROLLING FACTORS; CONVENTIONAL SLURRIES; DIFFUSION LIMITATIONS; FAST REACTION; FOAM STRUCTURE; FUNCTIONALIZED; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; INTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; INTRINSIC ACTIVITIES; LIMITING FACTORS; LIQUID SOLIDS; LIQUID-SOLID MASS TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER MODELING; MASS TRANSFER RATE; MODEL REACTIONS; MULTI-PHASE REACTOR; MULTIPHASE PROCESS; OVERALL REACTIONS; PALLADIUM LOADING; PER LINEAR INCHES; PHYSICAL ABSORPTION; PRODUCTION RATES; REACTION ENGINEERING; SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION; SLURRY CATALYSTS; SOLID FOAMS; STIRRER REACTORS; SURFACE AREA; WASH-COAT LAYER; WASH-COATING; WASHCOATS;

ACETYLENE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; HYDROGENATION; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; REACTION RATES; REUSABILITY;

CATALYST SELECTIVITY;

EID: 84857481090     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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