A compact and high throughput reactor of monolithic-structured catalyst bed for conversion of syngas to liquid fuels

AIChE Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2820-2829

  Liu, Wei ^a   Wang, Yong ^a   Wilcox, Wayne ^a   Li, Shari ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalyst design; Fischer Tropsch; Gas to liquid; Monolith, pore wetness; Multiscale; Perspiration; Reactor design; Structure

Indexed keywords

CATALYST DESIGNS; FISCHER TROPSCH; GAS TO LIQUIDS; MONOLITH, PORE WETNESS; MULTISCALES; PERSPIRATION; REACTOR DESIGNS;

BODY FLUIDS; CATALYSTS; LIQUID FUELS; PHYSIOLOGY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); SYNTHESIS GAS;

DESIGN;

EID: 84864956299     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.12797     Document Type: Article

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