Decomposition of Formic Acid under Hydrothermal Conditions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 2-10

  Yu, Jianli ^a   Savage, Phillip E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; HYDROGEN; PYROLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

FORMIC ACID;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

EID: 0031676745     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie970182e     Document Type: Article

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