Catalytic conversion of methane to acetylene induced by microwave irradiation

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-193

  Radoiu, Marilena T ^a,b,c   Chen, Yangguang ^a   Depew, M Catherine ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

^c BOC Edwards   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catalyst configuration; Methane decomposition; Pulsed microwave irradiation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CONVERTERS; COOLING; DECOMPOSITION; MICROWAVES;

CATALYTIC CONVERSION;

METHANE;

EID: 0037646462     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-3373(02)00307-7     Document Type: Article

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