Conversion rate and mass transfer limitation in trickle bed reactors in the presence of a fast reaction

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 22-23, 2004, Pages 5411-5416

  Banchero, M ^a   Manna, L ^a   Sicardi, S ^a   Boelhouwer, J G ^b   Urseanu, M I ^c   Kwant, G ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b SABIC Europe   (Netherlands)

^c DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical reactors; Fast intrinsic kinetics; Mass transfer; Multiphase reactors; Scale up; Trickle bed reactor

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ELECTRIC REACTORS; HYDROGENATION;

CONTROLLING MECHANISMS; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; ORGANIC LIQUIDS; TRICKLE BED REACTORS;

MASS TRANSFER;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; MASS TRANSFER; TRICKLE BED REACTOR;

EID: 9944250957     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.08.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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