Catalytic cracking of alkylbenzenes: Modeling the reaction pathways and mechanisms

Applied Catalysis A: General

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-39

  Watson, B A ^a   Klein, M T ^a   Harding, R H ^b  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b W R GRACE AND CO CONN   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid cracking; Fluid catalytic cracking; Mechanism; Modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040844817     PISSN: 0926860X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-860X(97)00122-1     Document Type: Article

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