Methanol synthesis from CO2 and H2 in multi-tubular fixed-bed reactor and multi-tubular reactor filled with monoliths

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2598-2608

  Arab, Sofiane ^a   Commenge, Jean Marc ^a   Portha, Jean François ^a   Falk, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Hydrogen; Methanol synthesis; Monolith; Packed bed; Reactor modeling

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DROPS; HYDROGEN; MASS TRANSFER; METHANOL; PRESSURE DROP; SYNTHESIS GAS MANUFACTURE;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; GAS HOURLY SPACE VELOCITIES; METHANOL SYNTHESIS; MONOLITH; PACKED BED REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; REACTOR MODELING; THERMODYNAMIC EQUILIBRIA; TUBULAR FIXED BED REACTORS;

PACKED BEDS;

EID: 84912574766     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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