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Laboratory reactors and their limitations
Author(s) -
Weekman Vern W.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690200502
Subject(s) - reactor design , process engineering , process (computing) , ideal (ethics) , biochemical engineering , scale (ratio) , computer science , engineering , nuclear engineering , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , operating system
Choosing the type of laboratory reactor for evaluating process kinetics may be the most crucial step in an industrial process development program. Not only would a wrong choice result in expensive delays, but data may be obtained which would scale‐up erroneously, leading to a disastrous commercial design. Some of the pitfalls and limitations of various laboratory reactors are discussed for some typically complex industrial reaction systems. A modus operandi is suggested for choosing from among the potential reactors those that have the best chance of supplying the desired data. As is typical of many complex industrial reaction systems, no one reactor turns out to be ideal and many times the building of two or more types is advantageous.