Liquid Phase Hydrogenation of Maleic Anhydride and Intermediates on Copper-Based and Noble Metal Catalysts

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2885-2896

  Herrmann, Uwe ^a   Emig, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; HYDROGENATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; SORPTION;

BUTANEDIOL; BUTYROLACTONE; MALEIC ANHYDRIDES; STIRRED TANK SLURRY REACTORS; SUCCINIC ANHYDRIDES;

KETONES;

EID: 0031198488     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie960229g     Document Type: Article

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