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Heat Transfer in Packed Bed Reactors

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Chemical Reactor Design and Technology

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 110))

Abstract

There are several commercial gas-solid catalysed reactions in which heat transfer plays a significant, if not dominant, role in limiting the reactor productivity, lowering the process selectivity and reducing the life of the catalyst. Among these include the oxidation of ethylene, benzene, C4 hydrocarbons and methanol, the ammoxidation of propylene, methanol synthesis (Lurgi), the hydrochlorination of methanol and steam reforming of natural gas and naphtha.

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Cresswell, D.L. (1986). Heat Transfer in Packed Bed Reactors. In: de Lasa, H.I. (eds) Chemical Reactor Design and Technology. NATO ASI Series, vol 110. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4400-8_17

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