Conductive monolithic catalysts: Development and industrial pilot tests for the oxidation of o-xylene to phthalic anhydride

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 7590-7596

  Groppi, Gianpiero ^a   Tronconi, Enrico ^a   Cortelli, Carlotta ^b   Leanza, Roberto ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Polynt R and D   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BED TEMPERATURE; CATALYST PELLET; CONDUCTIVE MONOLITHS; FEED CONCENTRATION; FIXED-BED; HONEYCOMB CATALYSTS; HOTSPOT TEMPERATURE; INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; INVESTMENT COSTS; MONOLITHIC CATALYSTS; MONOLITHIC SUPPORTS; O-XYLENE; O-XYLENE OXIDATION; OXIDATION OF O-XYLENE; PACKED BED REACTOR; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES; PILOT REACTORS; PILOT TESTS; RADIAL HEAT TRANSFER; SALT BATH; TUBE DIAMETERS; UPPER LIMITS;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INDUSTRY; PACKED BEDS; PELLETIZING; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TUBES (COMPONENTS); XYLENE;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84861863697     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie2021653     Document Type: Article

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