Low-temperature methanol synthesis in a circulating slurry bubble reactor

Fuel

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-239

  Zhang, Kai ^a,c   Song, Huisen ^a   Sun, Dongkai ^a   Li, Shunfen ^b   Yang, Xiangui ^b   Zhao, Yulong ^a   Huang, Zhe ^a   Wu, Yutang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b CHENGDU INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circulating slurry bubble reactor; Low temperature; Methanol synthesis; Methyl formate; Syngas

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPOSITION; HYDROGEN; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MIXTURES; SLURRIES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

SLURRY BUBBLE REACTORS;

METHANOL;

EID: 0037210989     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-2361(02)00221-1     Document Type: Article

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