Axial dispersion based on the residence time distribution curves in a millireactor filled with β-sic foam catalyst

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 46, 2012, Pages 15011-15017

  Saber, Meryem ^a   Pham Huu, Cuong ^a   Edouard, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DISPERSIONS; CELL SIZE; FIXED BED; LITERATURE DATA; OPEN-CELL; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION CURVES; ROBUST DECONVOLUTION; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY;

CHEMISTRY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 84869479556     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie3017829     Document Type: Article

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