Simultaneous isomerization and etherification of isoamylenes

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 4563-4570

  Linnekoski, Juha A ^a   Kiviranta Pääkkönen, Päivi ^a   Krause, A Outi ^a   Rihko Struckmann, Liisa K ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Fortum Oil and Gas Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BUTANE; ION EXCHANGE RESIN; ISOAMYLENE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; REACTION ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 0033237847     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie9902481     Document Type: Article

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