Higher alcohol synthesis over double bed Cs-Cu/ZnO/Cr2O3 catalysts: Optimizing the yields of 2-methyl-l-propanol (isobutanol)

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4657-4668

  Burcham, Maria M ^a   Herman, Richard G ^a   Klier, Kamil ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CESIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COPPER; HYDROGEN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ZINC OXIDE;

METHYL PROPANOL;

CATALYSTS;

ALCOHOL; BUTANOL; CARBON MONOXIDE; COPPER; DIMETHYL ETHER; HYDROGEN; ISOBUTANOL; METHANE; METHANOL; PROPANOL; ZINC OXIDE;

ALCOHOL; FIXED BED; KINETIC THEORY; SYNTHESIS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOW RATE; HYDROGENATION; KINETICS; OXYGENATION; PARTICLE SIZE; REACTOR; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0032469390     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9705620     Document Type: Article

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