Intensification of Heat Transfer in Chemical Reactors: Heat Exchanger Reactors

Novel Concepts in Catalysis and Chemical Reactors: Improving the Efficiency for the Future

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 261-287

  Cabassud, Michael ^a   Gourdon, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Chemical reaction; Compacity factor; Exothermicity; Heat exchanger reactor; Heat transfer coefficient; Mixing time; Plug flow; Pressure drop; Reactor material; Semibatch reactor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887339298     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527630882.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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