Surface properties of CaO (or BaO)-La2O3-MgO catalysts and their performance in oxidative coupling of methane

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-69

  Choudhary, Vasant R ^a   Rane, Vilas H ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

BaO La2O3 MgO; CaO La2O3 MgO; Oxidative coupling of methane; Surface acidity; Surface basicity

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; LIME; MAGNESIA; METHANE; OXIDATION; PH; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

METHANE OXIDATIVE COUPLING;

CATALYSTS;

BARIUM OXIDE; CALCIUM OXIDE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; METHANE;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; OXIDATION; PH; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031148927     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199705)69:1<63::AID-JCTB663>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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