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Comparison of Heterogeneous Catalyst Activities in Various Reactor Types and Reaction Conditions
Author(s) -
Cao C.,
Fung S. C.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/ceat.200500318
Subject(s) - catalysis , space velocity , plug flow reactor model , plug flow , reaction rate , chemistry , continuous stirred tank reactor , kinetic energy , chemical engineering , chemical reactor , process engineering , reaction rate constant , thermodynamics , nuclear engineering , kinetics , physics , engineering , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , selectivity
A comprehensive reactor analysis package is provided that will enable more accurate comparison of catalyst activity in various reactor types and reaction conditions. Conservation of mass was applied to formulate the performance equations for catalytic batch, plug flow, continuous stirred tank, and pulse reactors. The weight hourly space velocity was correlated with the conversion and the reaction rate in many integral forms. The apparent reaction rate constant can be obtained from kinetic data for each reactor type.