Multiscale characterization, modeling and simulation of packed bed reactor for direct conversion of syngas to dimethyl ether
Ginu R. George, Adam Yonge, Meagan Crowley, Anh T. To, Peter N. Ciesielski, Canan Karakaya
Abstract
A multiscale computational approach to examine direct DME synthesis in a packed bed reactor composed of Cu/ZnO/Al 2 O 3 and γ-Al 2 O 3 catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
SyngasDimethyl etherPacked bedCharacterization (materials science)Materials scienceProcess engineeringChemical engineeringWaste managementChemistryEngineeringCatalysisOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis