Numerical simulation of thermal conversion of aromatic hydrocarbons in the presence of hydrogen and steam using a detailed chemical kinetic model

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 178, Issue , 2011, Pages 282-290

  Norinaga, Koyo ^a   Sakurai, Yasuhiro ^a   Sato, Ryota ^b   Hayashi, Jun Ichiro ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Detailed chemical kinetics; Flow reactor experiment; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COKE; COKE OVENS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; REACTION KINETICS; REFORMING REACTIONS; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; STEAM; TOLUENE;

DETAILED CHEMICAL KINETIC; FLOW REACTORS; HYDROGEN PARTIAL PRESSURES; NAPHTHALENE CONVERSION; PLUG FLOW REACTOR MODELS; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; PYROLYSIS CHARACTERISTICS; TUBULAR FLOW REACTORS;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84857642540     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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