ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The effect of a change in moles, due to reaction, on the effectiveness of a catalytic reaction is analyzed by calculating the concentration profile along a capillary whose wall surface acts as a catalyst and within a spherical, porous, catalyst pellet. The effectiveness factor E is influenced most when the diffusion is predominately of the bulk type and none at all for Knudsen diffusion. For an increase in moles, the diffusion of reactant into the pellet is suppressed because of the opposing pressure gradient. The result is a decrease in E.Application to a typical bidisperse catalyst pellet such as alumina indicates that the reduction in E due to an increase in moles is not likely to be large. The effect can be important only if the change in moles exceeds 1 or 2, and the pellet is of the low-density type with large macropores.In contrast the pressure gradient is large only when mass transfer is by the Knudsen process.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690110315
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