Raney copper catalysts for the water-gas shift reaction II. Initial catalyst optimisation

Applied Catalysis A: General

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 185-195

  Mellor, J R ^a,b   Coville, N J ^a   Sofianos, A C ^c   Copperthwaite, R G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Anglo American Research Laboratories   (South Africa)

^c Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^d AECI Explosives & Chemicals Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Copper catalyst; Raney catalyst; Sintering; Synthesis; Water gas shift reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 11644310182     PISSN: 0926860X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-860X(97)00168-3     Document Type: Article

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