Air purification by catalytic oxidation in a reactor with periodic flow reversal

Bert van de Beld, K. Roel Westerterp

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticleAcademicpeer-review

    43 Citations (Scopus)
    213 Downloads (Pure)

    Abstract

    The behaviour of an adiabatic packed bed reactor with periodic flow reversal has been studied by means of model calculations. A heterogeneous model as well as a pseudo-homogeneous model have been developed. It is shown that a high degree of conversion can be obtained in an autothermal process even with very low adiabatic temperature rises of some 10 to 20 K. The reactor is insensitive to fluctuations in inlet concentrations and in through-put. Short-cut methods proposed in the literature for calculating the plateau temperature in the pseudo-steady state are studied. The so called countercurrent-flow reactor approach showed reasonable agreement with the plateau temperature obtained by dynamic calculations with the full reactor model.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)217-226
    Number of pages10
    JournalChemical engineering and technology
    Volume17
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1994

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Air purification by catalytic oxidation in a reactor with periodic flow reversal'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this