Silicon based microreactors for catalytic reduction in aqueous phase: Use of carbon nanofiber supported palladium catalyst

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 227, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-136

  Thakur, D B ^a   Tiggelaar, R M ^a   Gardeniers, J G E ^a   Lefferts, L ^a   Seshan, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carbon nanofibers; Nitrite conversion; Silicon microreactors; Structured catalyst support

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL MASS TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER LIMITATION; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; PALLADIUM ACETYLACETONATE; SILICON MICROREACTORS; SILICON-BASED MICROREACTORS; STRUCTURED CATALYST SUPPORTS; SUPPORTED PALLADIUM CATALYSTS;

CATALYST SUPPORTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; HYDROGENATION; MASS TRANSFER; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON;

CARBON NANOFIBERS;

EID: 84879838363     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.08.067     Document Type: Article

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