ISSN:
0001-1541
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Infrared imaging is used to visualize nonuniform temperature patterns occurring on a Rh/SiO2 catalyst wafer during the total oxidation of ethylene. Ignition of the catalyst wafer is seen to occur as a propagating reaction front originating at a single point on the wafer. During self-sustained oscillations, the reaction zone contracts, expands, and changes shape. Thermographic data of the oscillations are analyzed by calculating the size and mean temperature of the reaction zone. This analysis reveals that the observed oscillations in the bulk CO2 concentration correlate mainly with changes in the size of the reacting zone.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.690371209
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