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SIMULATION OF A THREE PHASE REACTOR FOR THE SOLVENT METHANOL PROCESS

CHANDRASEKHAR KRISHNAN Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325-3906
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J.R. ELLIOTT JR. Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325-3906
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J.M. BERTY Berty Reaction Engineers, Ltd, Fogelsville, PA, 18051-9712
Pages 155-170 | Received 14 May 1990, Accepted 26 Feb 1991, Published online: 15 Oct 2007

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