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Catalyst Deactivation in Hot-Gas-Recycle Methanation Reactors: Aduathematical Model - 1975

R. R. Schehl
W. P. Haynes
A. J. Forney

Pittsburgh Energy Research Center

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Table of Contents

Abstract 1
Introduction 1
Methanation Reaction Model 2
Poisoning Reaction Model 6
Application 7
Summary 13
References 18
Appendix 21
   
ILLUSTRATIONS  
1 Mass and Heat transfer correlations for flow inside pipes 5
2 Activity profiles for a fixed bed reactor 8
3 Hot-gas-recycle methanation reactor 9
4 Heat liberation profiles for different times on stream 11
5 Time dependence of the mean position of the reaction zone 12
6 Gas temperature profiles for different times on stream, model (_____), expimental () 14
7 CO concentration profiles for different times on stream, model, (____), experimental () 15
8 CO concentration in the product stream as a function of time on stream 16
9 Comparison of catalyst activity (_____) and gas (_____) and catalyst (______) Temperature profiles 17