Abstract
Chemical reaction schemes are typically simplified by considering the controlling steps of the process, the 'fast' reactions being taken into account by quasi-equilibrium assumptions. Traditionally, intuitive reasoning is employed to arrive at the simplified system. This may, however, be cumbersome and sometimes misleading. In this paper a systematic approach is presented that guarantees that the simplified model coincides with the asymptotics of the original one.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1131-1143 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Chemical Engineering Science |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1999 |
Keywords
- Asymptotic analysis
- Chemical kinetics
- Quasi-equilibrium
- Quasi-steady state