Catalyst performance testing in multiphase systems: Implications of using small catalyst particles in hydrodesulfurization

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 9069-9085

  Alsolami, Bandar H ^a,b   Berger, Rob J ^a   Makkee, Michiel ^a   Moulijn, Jacob A ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST PERFORMANCE; GRAVITATIONAL FORCES; INDUSTRIAL REACTORS; MICROPACKED-BED REACTORS; PREFERENTIAL PATHWAYS; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; SMALL PARTICLE SIZE; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISPERSIONS; HYDRODESULFURIZATION; PACKED BEDS; TESTING;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 84879865791     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie4010749     Document Type: Article

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