“…In case where the reaction selectivity is important, this can result in signiÿcantly lower selectivities for a trickle-bed reactor in comparison to a monolithic reactor (Nijhuis, Kreutzer, Romijn, Kapteijn, & Moulijn, 2001). The residence time distribution in a monolithic reactor is narrow due to the Taylor-ow patters, in which the gas bubbles work as pistons separating the liquid slugs preventing backmixing (Thulasidas, Abraham, & Cerro, 1999).…”