The mechanism of methanol to hydrocarbon catalysis

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 317-326

  Haw, James F ^a   Song, Weiguo ^a   Marcus, David M ^a   Nicholas, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALKENE; DIMETHYL ETHER; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; INORGANIC COMPOUND; METHANOL; NATURAL GAS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYOLEFIN; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; KINETICS; POROSITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; RESEARCH; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037504190     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar020006o     Document Type: Article

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