Catalyst Design
Optimal Distribution of Catalyst in Pellets, Reactors, and Membranes

Thorough treatment of the design, preparation, and utilization of catalytic systems for optimal performance.

Massimo Morbidelli (Author), Asterios Gavriilidis (Author), Arvind Varma (Author)

9780521660594, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 26 February 2001

240 pages, 95 b/w illus. 10 tables
26 x 18 x 1.7 cm, 0.57 kg

'Offering a rich source of interesting mathematical problems for applied mathematicians … an impressive acquisition for all researchers and postgraduate students interested in heterogeneous catalysis.' Current Engineering Practice

Heterogeneous catalysis is widely used in chemical, refinery, and pollution-control processes. For this reason, achieving optimal performance of catalysts is a significant issue for chemical engineers and chemists. This book addresses the question of how catalytic material should be distributed inside a porous support in order to obtain optimal performance. It treats single and multiple reaction systems, isothermal and nonisothermal conditions, pellets, monoliths, fixed-bed reactors, and membrane reactors. The effects of physicochemical and operating parameters are analyzed to gain insight into the underlying phenomena governing the performance of optimally designed catalysts. Throughout, the authors offer a balanced treatment of theory and experiment. Particular attention is given to problems of commercial importance. With its thorough treatment of the design, preparation, and utilization of supported catalysts, this book will be an ideal resource for graduate students, researchers, and practising engineers and chemists.

1. Introduction
2. Optimization of catalyst distribution in a single pellet
3. Optimization of catalyst distribution in a reactor
4. Studies involving catalyst deactivation
5. Membrane reactors
6. Special topics of commercial importance
7. Preparation of pellets with nonuniform distribution of catalyst
Notation
References
Tables
Captions for figures
Appendices.

Subject Areas: Industrial chemistry [TDC], Applied mathematics [PBW]