Structural and mechanical properties of nanostructured granular alumina catalysts

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 442-447

  Buelna, G ^a,c   Lin, Y S ^a   Liu, L X ^b   Litster, J D ^b  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ELASTICITY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SOL-GELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

PORE STRUCTURES;

CATALYSTS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ALUMINUM; COATING; COPPER OXIDE; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SOL-GEL PROCESS;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELASTICITY; HARDNESS; MECHANICS; POROSITY; STRENGTH; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037419782     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie020259l     Document Type: Article

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