Properties and catalytic activity of acid-modified montmorillonite and vermiculite

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 854-858

  Ravichandran, J ^a   Sivasankar, B ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acidity; Benzene; Catalyst Characterization; Hydrocarbons; Isopropylation; Methanol Dehydration; Montmorillonite; Vermiculite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AMMONIA; BENZENE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DEHYDRATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHANOL; PH;

ISOPROPYLATION; MONTMORILLONITE; PYRIDINE; VERMICULITE;

CLAY MINERALS;

BENZENE; CATALYSIS; ISOPROPYLATION; MONTMORILLONITE; VERMICULITE;

EID: 0031433709     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1997.0450609     Document Type: Article

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