April 2013
Misc
Use model-based temperature control for fixed-bed reactors
A process unit at BASF’s Geismar, Louisiana manufacturing facility contains a series of six packed-bed reactors filled with a proprietary catalyst. This catalyst promotes an exothermic reaction, ..
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The Authors
Weatherford, D. - BASF Corp., Geismar, Louisiana
Ford, J. - MAVERICK Technologies, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jim Ford is a Senior Consultant with MAVERICK Technologies, a Rockwell Automation company, in the automation solutions division. Dr. Ford is a subject matter expert in advanced process control in a wide variety of industries. He earned his PhD in chemical engineering from Tulane University.
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