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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA2019A novel reactor concept for thermal integration of naphtha reforming with propane ammoxidation
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In this study, propane ammoxidation as an exothermic process is thermally coupled with the endothermic naphtha reforming process which resulted in the elimination of the naphtha reforming furnaces. Both processes are available in petrochemical plants. Naph ...
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