Fixed-bed adsorption of aromatic C 8 isomers: Breakthrough experiments, modeling and simulation

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 90, Issue , 2012, Pages 246-256

  Silva, Marta S P ^a   Mota, José P B ^b   Rodrigues, Alírio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Breakthrough curves; Parex; Xylenes

Indexed keywords

BREAK THROUGH CURVE; BREAKTHROUGH EXPERIMENT; EQUILIBRIUM ISOTHERMS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FEED CONCENTRATION; FEED MIXTURE; FIXED-BED ADSORPTION; I-OCTANE; M-XYLENE; MODELING AND SIMULATION; MULTICOMPONENT MIXTURE; MULTICOMPONENTS; O-XYLENE; OPERATING CONDITION; P-XYLENE; PAREX; PAREX PROCESS; SINGLE COMPONENTS;

ADSORPTION; BARIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ETHYLBENZENE; EXPERIMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; XYLENE;

ISOMERS;

EID: 84860245314     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2012.02.034     Document Type: Article

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