Chapter 8 Fixed-bed reactor design for solid catalyzed fluid-phase reactions
Chapter objectives
After successful conclusion of the chapter, the students must be able to
• Select the objective function to optimize for the best design configuration for a fixed-bed reactor.
• Collect relevant kinetic, thermodynamic, and transport parameters.
• Choose a reactor model given the reaction parameters.
• Choose a flow modality.
• Choose a heat-exchange protocol.
• Provide an optimum design for a given reaction with one or more of the following objective functions: yield, selectivity, material economy, and energy economy.
Introduction
Catalytic reactions are carried out in reactors with a fixed, fluidized, or moving bed of the ...
