Transient kinetics of n-butane partial oxidation at elevated pressure

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 291-301

  Shekari, Ali ^a   Patience, Gregory S ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Kinetic model; Maleic anhydride; Mechanism; N butane; Oxidation state; Pressure; Transient; Vanadyl pyrophosphate

Indexed keywords

ELEVATED PRESSURE; FEED COMPOSITIONS; GASPHASE; HIGH PRESSURE; KINETIC MODELS; MARS-VAN KREVELEN; MODEL VALIDITY; N-BUTANE; N-BUTANE CONVERSION; OXIDATION STATE; PARTIAL OXIDATIONS; REACTOR PRESSURES; TRANSIENT KINETICS; VANADYL PYROPHOSPHATE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CATALYSTS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; MECHANISMS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PRESSURE; REACTION RATES; REDOX REACTIONS; TRANSIENTS; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

BUTANE;

EID: 84871716009     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.21637     Document Type: Article

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