ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The effect of partial external wetting of catalyst particles on conversion for hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene in a white oil was studied in a 25-mm trickle-bed reactor at 10 MPa and 330-370°C with Mo/SiO2 catalyst. The superficial liquid velocity (Lm) was varied from 0.092 to 0.557 kg · m-2 · s-1. Measurements of conversion were augmented by tracer, kinetics and solubility experiments. The objectives were to determine the parameters of a reactor model based on the multizone external wetting (MZEW) model for the overall effectiveness factor, ηo, and to compare the measured and predicted values of ηo. As the wetting efficiency, f, increases, ηo also increases, but, even at the highest Lm, catalyst wetting was not complete and consequently ηo was lower than the value corresponding to f = 1. The MZEW model describes the experimental data better than the simpler two-zone model, based on a particular interpretation of f. The difference between the two models can be as high as 200%.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690351108
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