Catalyst Design: Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors, and Membranes (Cambridge Series in Chemical Engineering) - Hardcover

Morbidelli, Massimo; Gavriilidis, Asterios; Varma, Arvind

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521660599 ISBN 13: 9780521660594

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2001

Synopsis

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.

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Book Description

Heterogeneous catalysis is widely used in chemical, refinery, and pollution-control processes. Thus, achieving optimal performance of catalysts is a significant issue for chemical engineers. This book addresses the question of how catalytic material should be distributed inside a porous support in order to obtain optimal performance. It treats single and multiple reaction systems, isothermal and nonisothermal conditions, pellets, fixed-bed reactors, and membrane reactors. Particular attention is given to problems of commercial importance. With its thorough treatment of the design, preparation, and utilization of supported catalysts, this book will be a useful resource for graduate students, researchers, and practicing engineers and chemists.

Review

"[T]he book, with its balanced treatment of theory and experiment, scores high marks as an impressive acquisition for all researchers and postgraduate students interested in heterogeneous catalysis." Current Engineering Practice

"a well balanced presentation of mathematicalanalysis and selected experiments of the effects of non-uniform catalyst distributions on calalyst performance and how to obtain an optimum catalyst distribution...The reviewer is enthusiactic about the book and would strongly recommend it to all researchers and postgraduate students interested in heterogeneous catalyst." Platinum Metal Rev 2001

"...a good combination of mathematical oriented models and results from experimental studies...It has an extensive literature list with more than 440 entries, which makes the book a good reference for non-uniformly distributed catalyst systems." CATTECH

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0521660599
• ISBN 13: 9780521660594
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240