Modeling of the catalytic distillation processf or the synthesis of ethyl cellosolve using a three-phase nonequilibrium model

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Zheng, Yuxiang ^a   Ng, Florat T T ^a   Rempel, Garry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catalytic distillation; Ethyl cellosolve; Modeling and simulation; Nonequilibrium model

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; DISTILLATION; ETHYLENE; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; MOLECULAR SIEVES; NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD; REACTION RATES; HEAT TRANSFER;

CATALYTIC DISTILLATION; ETHYL CELLOSOLVE; HEIGHT EQUIVALENT TO A THEORETICAL PLATES; MASS AND HEAT TRANSFERS; MAXWELL-STEFAN EQUATIONS; MODEL AND SIMULATION; MOLECULAR SIEVE CATALYSTS; NON-EQUILIBRIUM MODELING; CATALYTIC DISTILLATION PROCESS; DISTILLATION PLANTS; ETHYLENE OXIDES; NONEQUILIBRIUM MODEL; THREE PHASE; THREE PHASIS;

DISTILLATION COLUMNS; NEWTON-RAPHSON METHOD;

EID: 84892233633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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