Heterogeneous Catalysis Using a Nanostructured Solid Acid Resin Based on Lyotropic Liquid Crystals

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1616-1617

  Xu, Yanjie ^a   Gu, Weiqiang ^a,b   Gin, Douglas L ^a,b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; AMBERLYST; ANILINE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; HEXANOIC ACID; NAFION; POLYMER; RESIN; SOLID ACID RESIN; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CROSS LINKING; DESORPTION; ESTERIFICATION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; LYOTROPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; POROSITY; RECYCLING; SOLID; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 1242269282     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja038501i     Document Type: Article

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