The kinetic significance of V5+ in n-butane oxidation catalyzed by vanadium phosphates

Science

Volumn 275, Issue 5297, 1997, Pages 191-193

  Coulston, George W ^b   Bare, Simon R ^a   Kung, Harold ^c   Birkeland, Kari ^a,c   Bethke, Gregory K ^c   Harlow, Richard ^b   Herron, Norman ^b   Lee, Peter L ^d  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDE; PHOSPHATE; POLYESTER; RESIN; SILICON DIOXIDE; VANADIUM;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; REACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY;

EID: 0031012656     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.275.5297.191     Document Type: Article

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