Role of Water in Formic Acid Decomposition

AIChE Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 405-415

  Akiya, Naoko ^a   Savage, Phillip E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DECOMPOSITION; DEHYDRATION; ISOMERIZATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; QUANTUM THEORY; WATER;

DECARBOXYLATION; FORMIC ACID; HARTREE FOCK METHOD;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

EID: 0032002502     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690440217     Document Type: Article

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