Structured Catalysts and Reactors (Chemical Industries)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: CRC
Published: October 24, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 688
ISBN-13: 9780824799212
Subjects: Biochemical Engineering; Catalysis; Industrial chemistry; Technology & Industrial Arts; Chemical Engineering Operations; Technology; Science/Mathematics; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Science / Chemistry / Technical & Industrial; Chemical reactors; Catalysts
First sentence: Conventional fixed-bed catalytic reactors have obvious disadvantages, such as maldistributions of various kinds (resulting in nonuniform access of reactants to the catalytic surface and nonoptimal local process conditions), large pressure drop over the bed, and sensitivity to fouling by dust.