THE MEASUREMENT OF DIFFUSION IN POROUS CATALYSTS USING A CSTR

Authors
MOLLER KP OCONNOR CT
Citation
Kp. Moller et Ct. Oconnor, THE MEASUREMENT OF DIFFUSION IN POROUS CATALYSTS USING A CSTR, Chemical Engineering Science, 51(13), 1996, pp. 3403-3408
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Chemical
Journal title
Chemical Engineering Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00092509
Volume
51
Issue
13
Year of publication
1996
Pages
3403 - 3408
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2509(1996)51:13<3403:TMODIP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The response of a catalyst bed in a CSTR to a pulse of tracer gas has been analysed using the bidisperse pore model with a crystal size dist ribution. A parameter sensitivity analysis has shown that this system provides an elegant way of measuring diffusion and adsorption in catal yst pellets. It is shown that the catalyst mass is an important parame ter determining the measurability of the diffusivity. Copyright (C) 19 96 Elsevier Science Ltd.