Epoxidation of styrene by anhydrous H2O2 over TS-1 and γ-Al2O3 catalysts: Effect of reaction water, poisoning of acid sites and presence of base in the reaction mixture

Catalysis Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 55-62

  Choudhary, V R ^a   Patil, N S ^a,b   Bhargava, S K ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Al2O3 catalyst; Anhydrous hydrogen peroxide; Catalyst poisoning of acid sites; Epoxidation of styrene; TS 1 catalyst

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141790843     PISSN: 1011372X     EISSN: 1572879X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024715325270     Document Type: Article

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