Adiabatic Fixed-Bed Reactors: Practical Guides in Chemical Engineering

by Jonathan Worstell

Overview

Practical Guides in Chemical Engineering are a cluster of short texts that each provides a focused introductory view on a single subject. The full library spans the main topics in the chemical process industries that engineering professionals require a basic understanding of. They are ‘pocket publications’ that professional engineers can easily carry with them or access electronically while working.

Each text is highly practical and applied, and presents first principles for engineers who need to get up to speed in a new area fast. The focused facts provided in each guide will help you converse with experts in the field, attempt your own initial troubleshooting, check calculations, and solve rudimentary problems.

Adiabatic Fixed-bed Reactors covers the fundamentals of fixed-bed reactors, including various types and their physical properties. Applications of each device type are discussed, as well as trouble-shooting Solid-supported Catalysts. This text is ideal for any engineer who is new to working with fixed-bed reactors and needs to know the basics quickly and easily.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128013069
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	08/15/2014
Pages:	150
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jonathan Worstell earned his Physics degree from Northwestern University then switched to the chemical sciences, earning an MS in Chemistry from Ball State University and a PhD in Applied Chemistry from Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Worstell worked at Eli Lilly and Company and Northwestern University Medical School prior to starting a thirty year career in the petrochemical industry. After retiring from the petrochemical industry, he began an academic career at University of Houston where he teaches senior level chemical engineering courses. Dr. Worstell also consults with several global petrochemical companies.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Fundamentals of Fixed-bed Reactors
3. Catalyst Deactivation and Regeneration
4. Physical Properties of Solid-supported Catalysts
5. Troubleshooting Solid-supported Catalysts

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A concise and practical guide to fixed-bed reactors and their application in the chemical processing industry.