One-pot synthesis of dimethyl carbonate using ethylene oxide, methanol, and carbon dioxide under supercritical conditions

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 42, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 3865-3870

  Cui, Hongyou ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Wang, Fujun ^b   Gu, Chaoran ^b   Wang, Peilin ^b   Dai, Youyuan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SiNopec Shanghai Petrochemical   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BYPRODUCTS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYSTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METHANOL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

REACTION CONDITIONS;

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL CARBONATE; ETHYLENE CARBONATE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; METHANOL; POTASSIUM BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMISTRY; SEPARATION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; SYNTHESIS;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REACTION ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0041972174     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie021014b     Document Type: Article

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