A study of shape selectivity in ethylation/disproportionation of ethylbenzene on ZSM-5 zeolites using a continuum and a Monte Carlo method

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 52, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 3173-3182

  Klemm, Elias ^a   Wang, Jianguo ^a   Emig, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disproportionation; Ethylation; Ethylbenzene; Shape selectivity; Zeolite, simulation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ISOMERIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ZEOLITES;

DISPROPORTIONATION; ETHYLATION; ETHYLBENZENE; ISOMER; SHAPE SELECTIVITY;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS;

EID: 0343990754     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(97)00119-X     Document Type: Article

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