Effect of supercritical conditions on the oxidation of isobutane

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-35

  Shah, U ^a   Mahajani, S M ^a   Sharma, M M ^a   Sridhar, T ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autoxidation; Isobutane; Supercritical oxidation; Tert butyl alcohol; Tert butyl hydroperoxide

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; OXIDATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID;

EID: 0003050423     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00185-2     Document Type: Article

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