Existence of multiple steady states and sustained oscillations in catalyst pellet with Dirac delta activity distribution and bimolecular reaction with Langmuir-Hinshelwood rate expression is numerically established. In addition it is shown that deactivation may lead to temporary oscillations.
Rare behaviour of a catalyst pellet catalyst dynamics
โ Scribed by K.R. Westerterp; R.A. Loonen; A. Martens
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 416 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2509
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โฆ Synopsis
Temperature overshoots and undershoots were found for a Pd on alumina Catalyst pellet in its course towards a new steady state after a change in concentration of one of the reactants ethylene or hydrogen. When cooling the pellet, aiter heat-up by reaction, with pure hydr0gen.a sudden temperature peak appears aPter a short time. A mathematical model is introduced, which can explain the over-and undershoots by slow ad-or desorption on the active sites of the Catalyst of one of the reactants. KEYWORDS Overheating of catalyst pellet, catalyst pellet temperature overshoot, catalyst dynamics. ethylene hydrogenation, palladium catalyst, slow adsorption on active sites. cooling of catalyst pellet, temperature undershoot.
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