Chromium-free catalysts for selective vapor phase hydrogenation of maleic anhydride to γ-butyrolactone

Catalysis Today

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 181-186

  Castiglioni, Gian Luca ^a   Ferrari, Maria ^a   Guercio, Alberto ^a   Vaccari, Angelo ^a   Lancia, Rosa ^b   Fumagalli, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Lonza SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromium free catalysts; Maleic anhydride; Selective vapour phase hydrogenation; butyrolactone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001151115     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0920-5861(95)00209-X     Document Type: Article

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