Rk. Edvinsson et A. Cybulski, A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE MONOLITHIC REACTOR AND THE TRICKLE-BED REACTOR FOR LIQUID-PHASE HYDROGENATIONS, Catalysis today, 24(1-2), 1995, pp. 173-179
A comparison is made between the monolithic catalyst reactor and the t
rickle-bed reactor for applications in liquid-phase hydrogenations. Th
eir relative merits with respect to factors like cost, flow distributi
on, pressure drop and scale-up are discussed. Based on a simple mathem
atic model, computer simulations have been carried out which illustrat
e the relative performance in terms of productivity, selectivity and p
ressure drop. A consecutive hydrogenation reaction has been taken as a
model reaction.