Methyl tert-butyl ether synthesis from tert-butanol via inorganic solid acid catalysis

Applied Catalysis A: General

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-13

  Knifton, John F ^a   Edwards, John C ^b  

^a Shell Chemical Co   (United States)

^b Texaco Inc Beacon   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidic clays; Heteropoly acids; MTBE; tert butanol

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002756659     PISSN: 0926860X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-860X(98)00374-3     Document Type: Article

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