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Heterogeneous Reactors
Heterogeneous reactors are multiphase reactors in which the reaction medium is a mul-
tiphase medium. Heterogeneous reactors are broadly classied as ‘reactors in which mul-
tiphase non-catalytic reactions take place’ and ‘reactors in which multiphase catalytic reactions
take place’. Principles of multiphase reaction kinetics and design of multiphase reactors are
discussed in this chapter.
4.1 Heterogeneous Non-Catalytic Reactors
In heterogeneous non-catalytic reactors, the reaction medium is a two-phase medium. The
two-phase reaction medium is composed of a gas phase and a solid phase for the reaction
between a gaseous ...