Oxidative processes in natural gas conversion

Fuel processing technology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 61-81

  Zaman, Jasimuz ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; ETHYLENE; METHANOL; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS GAS;

NATURAL GAS CONVERSION; OXIDATIVE COUPLING; PARTIAL OXIDATION;

NATURAL GAS;

EID: 0032660212     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3820(98)00090-3     Document Type: Article

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