Deactivation of Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 methanol synthesis catalyst by sintering

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3868-3872

  Sun, James T ^a   Metcalfe, Ian S ^b   Sahibzada, Mortaza ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; COPPER; HYDROGEN; METHANOL; SINTERING; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); WATER; ZINC ORE TREATMENT;

DIFFERENTIAL CONVERSION;

CATALYSTS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER; METHANOL; ZINC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GAS EXCHANGE; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTOR;

EID: 0033508595     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie990078s     Document Type: Article

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