Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors, and Membranes

ISBN-13: 9780521660594 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 240 str.

Massimo Morbidelli; Asterios Gavrilidis; Arvind Varma

Opis

Since heterogeneous catalysis is widely used in chemical, refinery, and pollution-control processes, achieving optimal catalytic performance is a significant issue for chemical engineers and chemists. This book addresses the question of how catalytic material should be distributed inside a porous support to obtain optimal performance. It treats single and multiple reaction systems, isothermal and nonisothermal conditions, pellets, monoliths, fixed-bed reactors, and membrane reactors. The effects of physicochemical and operating parameters are analyzed to gain insight into the underlying phenomena governing the performance of optimally designed catalysts. Throughout, the authors offer a balanced treatment of theory and experiment and stress problems of commercial importance.

Recenzje

'Offering a rich source of interesting mathematical problems for applied mathematicians … an impressive acquisition for all researchers and postgraduate students interested in heterogeneous catalysis.' Current Engineering Practice

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Optimization of catalyst distribution in a single pellet; 3. Optimization of catalyst distribution in a reactor; 4. Studies involving catalyst deactivation; 5. Membrane reactors; 6. Special topics of commercial importance; 7. Preparation of pellets with nonuniform distribution of catalyst; Notation; References; Tables; Captions for figures; Appendices.