Industrial applications of plasma, microwave and ultrasound techniques: Nitrogen-fixation and hydrogenation reactions

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 19-30

  Hessel, V ^a   Cravotto, G ^b   Fitzpatrick, P ^c   Patil, B S ^a   Lang, Jüergen ^d   Bonrath, Werner ^e  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c C Tech Innovation Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG   (Germany)

^e DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hydrogenation; Microwave; Nitrogen fixation; Plasma; Plasma catalysis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED PRODUCTIONS; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; HYDROGENATION REACTIONS; INDUSTRIAL REACTIONS; PLASMA CATALYSIS; PLASMA-ASSISTED SYNTHESIS; SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION; ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES;

CATALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HYDROGENATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MICROWAVE ACOUSTICS; MICROWAVES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN PLASMA; PLASMAS; PROCESS CONTROL; ULTRASONICS;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

EID: 84885948417     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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