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Many types of reactors are needed in the processing industries to cope with the wide variation in production rates and the extensive range of reactions. These include gas-phase reactions in the presence of solid catalysts (for example, ammonia synthesis and oxidation of SO2 to SO3) and gas-phase reactions in the absence of catalysts. Examples of these homogeneous reactions are certain chlorinations (such as ethene with chlorine), sulphonation of olefins and the oxidation of nitric oxide.
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© 1988 Robert W. Field
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Field, R.W. (1988). Chemical Reactors. In: Chemical Engineering. Dimensions of Science. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09840-8_7
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