Microreaction technology aided catalytic process design

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 338-345

  Al Rifai, Noor ^a   Cao, Enhong ^a   Dua, Vivek ^a   Gavriilidis, Asterios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION;

CATALYST CHARACTERIZATION; CONVENTIONAL SYSTEMS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS; INTRINSIC REACTION; MATHEMATICAL OPTIMISATION; MICRO CHANNEL REACTORS; MICROREACTION TECHNOLOGY;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 84888380557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113398     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2013.05.004     Document Type: Review

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