Comparison of polyvinylbenzene and polyolefin supported sulphonic acid catalysts in the esterification of acetic acid

Applied Catalysis A: General

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-32

  Mäki Arvela, Päivi ^a   Salmi, Tapio ^a   Sundell, Mats ^b   Ekman, Kenneth ^b   Peltonen, Robert ^b   Lehtonen, Juha ^c  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Smoptech Ltd   (Finland)

^c Neste Oil Oyj   (Finland)

Author keywords

Esterification; Fibre catalyst; Kinetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040289987     PISSN: 0926860X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-860X(99)00081-2     Document Type: Article

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