Catalytic activity and deactivation of acidic ion-exchange resins in methyl ferf-butyl ether liquid-phase synthesis

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3575-3581

  Parra, D ^a   Izquierdo, J F ^a   Cunill, F ^a   Tejero, J ^a   Fite C ^a   Iborra, M ^a   Vila, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b REPSOL YPF   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; BUTENES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; ETHERS; METHANOL; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

LIQUID PHASE SYNTHESIS;

ION EXCHANGE RESINS;

EID: 0032163802     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie980007d     Document Type: Article

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