Kinetic modeling of heavy reformate conversion into xylenes over mordenite-ZSM5 based catalysts

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1943-1955

  Al Mubaiyedh, U A ^a   Ali, S A ^a   Al Khattaf, S S ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Heavy reformate; Kinetic modeling; Mordenite; Transalkylation; Xylenes; ZSM 5

Indexed keywords

HEAVY REFORMATE; KINETIC MODELING; MORDENITES; TRANSALKYLATION; ZSM-5;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BATCH REACTORS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; FLUIDIZED BEDS; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOLUENE; XYLENE; ZEOLITES;

KINETICS;

EID: 84868379495     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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