A one-step catalytic separation process for the production of cumene

Catalysis Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 285-288

  Buelna, Genoveva ^a,b   Nenoff, Tina M ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Benzene alkylation; Catalytic distillation; Cumene; Reactive separation

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; BENZENE; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISTILLATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROPYLENE; PURIFICATION; REMOVAL; SEPARATION; ZEOLITES;

BENZENE ALKYLATION; CATALYTIC DISTILLATION; CUMENE; REACTIVE SEPARATION;

CATALYSIS;

EID: 23744495824     PISSN: 1011372X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10562-005-5870-6     Document Type: Article

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