Olefin/Paraffin Separations by Adsorption: π-Complexation vs. Kinetic Separation

AIChE Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 799-809

  Rege, Salil U ^a   Padin, Joel ^a   Yang, Ralph T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPLEXATION; ION EXCHANGE RESINS; MOLECULAR SIEVES; MONOLAYERS; OLEFINS; PARAFFINS; SILICA GEL; SILVER COMPOUNDS; ZEOLITES;

SILVER NITRATE;

SEPARATION;

EID: 0032045463     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690440405     Document Type: Article

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