Transesterification of ethylene carbonate with methanol in supercritical carbon dioxide

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-69

  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

2 methoxy ethanol; Carbon dioxide; dimethyl carbonate; Dimethyl carbonate; DMC; EC; EG; Ethylene carbonate; ethylene carbonate; ethylene glycol; ME; Methanol; Supercritical

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; PRESSURE; REACTION ANALYSIS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

EID: 2342665619     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-8446(03)00164-5     Document Type: Article

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