Renken, Albert2006-04-182006-04-182006-04-181983https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/229336In a review with 50 refs., use of controlled oscillations of the process parameters in continuous chem. reactors (e.g., throughput, temp., initial concn. of reactants in the feed) is described. Use of dynamics of the individual reaction steps for process optimization enables obtaining performance and selectivity which cannot be attained under steady-state conditions. [on SciFinder (R)]Process optimization (of reaction in continuous reactor by periodic operating mode)Reaction (optimization of in continuous reactor by periodic operating mode)Reactors (periodic operating mode for)review continuous reactor periodic operating modereaction optimization periodic operation reviewtext::book/monograph::book part or chapter