Premium
An introduction to the nonlinear theory of adsorptive reactors
Author(s) -
Schweich Daniel,
Villermaux Jacques,
Sardin Michel
Publication year - 1980
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.690260320
Subject(s) - isothermal process , nonlinear system , chemistry , transient (computer programming) , simple (philosophy) , chemical reactor , algebraic number , mass action law , thermodynamics , chromatography , mathematics , physics , computer science , mathematical analysis , philosophy , epistemology , quantum mechanics , operating system
Coupling between transient chemical reaction at equilibrium and a linear and isothermal chromatographic separation is studied when a nonlinear chemical mass action law is assumed to hold between the species. It is shown that the qualitative features of the chromatograms can be predicted by simple algebraic calculations. Two novel properties of the adsorptive (or chromatographic) reactor are demonstrated. The improvement of the theory, with regard to quantitative predictions, is discussed.