EFFECT OF DIFFUSION RESISTANCES ON SELECTIVITY IN BIDISPERSED POROUS CATALYSTS

Abstract
Particle-pellet approach was used for the analysis of selectivity in a consecutive reaction scheme. It was illustrated that the ratio of macro and micropore diffusion resistance (α) has a significant effect on selectivity especially for intermediate values of particle Thiele modulus. Increase of this ratio and increase of particle Thiele modulus yield lower selectivities for the intermediate product.