Analysis of a carbon membrane reactor: From atomistic simulations of single-file diffusion to reactor design

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 22-23, 2004, Pages 4739-4746

  Sheintuch, Moshe ^a   Efremenko, Irena ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Membranes; Molecular mechanics; Molecular sieves; Reaction engineering; Single file diffusion

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR SIEVES; NITROGEN; REACTOR CORES;

CARBON MEMBRANES; ISO-BUTANE;

DEHYDROGENATION;

DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR SIEVE;

EID: 9944261985     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.09.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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