Chemical reactors - Technology
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Chemical reactors - Technology

Author : Pierre TRAMBOUZE

Publication date: December 10, 1993 | Lire en français

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AUTHOR

  • Pierre TRAMBOUZE: Engineer ENSCP (École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris) - Doctor of Physical Sciences - Director, Center for Industrial Studies and Development, Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP-Solaize)

 INTRODUCTION

A reactor is any apparatus used to carry out a chemical or biochemical reaction, i.e. to transform molecular species into other molecular species. However, this term is restricted to cases where the transformation (or conversion) is carried out with the aim of producing one or more specific chemical species, or eliminating one or more compounds from a mixture. On the other hand, this definition excludes systems which carry out a chemical reaction for other purposes, such as energy production.

Notations and symbols

Symbol

Unit

Definition

A

m –1

interfacial area

A i

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