Phenomenological kinetic model of the synthesis of glycerol carbonate assisted by focused beam reflectance measurements

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 260, Issue , 2015, Pages 434-443

  Esteban, Jesus ^a   Fuente, Elena ^a   Blanco, Angeles ^a   Ladero, Miguel ^a   Garcia Ochoa, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

FBRM; Glycerol carbonate; Kinetic model; Liquid dispersion; Multiphasic reaction

Indexed keywords

FBRM; GLYCEROL CARBONATE; KINETIC MODELING; LIQUID DISPERSIONS; MULTIPHASIC REACTION;

EID: 84907481893     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.09.039     Document Type: Article

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