TY - JOUR
T1 - A model for a countercurrent gas—solid—solid trickle flow reactor for equilibrium reactions. The methanol synthesis
AU - Westerterp, K.R.
AU - Kuczynski, M.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - The theoretical background for a novel, countercurrent gas—solid—solid trickle flow reactor for equilibrium gas reactions is presented. A one-dimensional, steady-state reactor model is developed. The influence of the various process parameters on the reactor performance is discussed. The physical and chemical data used apply to the case of low-pressure methanol synthesis from CO and H2 with an amorphous silica—alumina as the product adsorbent. Complete reactant conversion is attainable in a single-pass operation, so that a recycle loop for the non-converted reactants is superfluous.
In the following article the installation and experiments for which this theory was developed will be described.
AB - The theoretical background for a novel, countercurrent gas—solid—solid trickle flow reactor for equilibrium gas reactions is presented. A one-dimensional, steady-state reactor model is developed. The influence of the various process parameters on the reactor performance is discussed. The physical and chemical data used apply to the case of low-pressure methanol synthesis from CO and H2 with an amorphous silica—alumina as the product adsorbent. Complete reactant conversion is attainable in a single-pass operation, so that a recycle loop for the non-converted reactants is superfluous.
In the following article the installation and experiments for which this theory was developed will be described.
KW - IR-69872
U2 - 10.1016/0009-2509(87)80134-3
DO - 10.1016/0009-2509(87)80134-3
M3 - Article
VL - 42
SP - 1871
EP - 1885
JO - Chemical engineering science
JF - Chemical engineering science
SN - 0009-2509
IS - 8
ER -