Studies in transesterification of ethylene carbonate to dimethyl carbonate over Amberlyst A-21 catalyst

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 62-69

  Dhuri, Shekhar M ^a   Mahajani, Vijaykumar V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

Author keywords

Amberlyst A 21; Dimethyl carbonate; Ethylene carbonate; Monoethylene glycol; Transesterification

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ETHYLENE; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; REACTION KINETICS;

AMBERLYST; DIMETHYL CARBONATE; ETHYLENE CARBONATE; MONOETHYLENE GLYCOL; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

CARBONATES;

ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; CARBONIC ACID; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBONIC ACID DIMETHYL ESTER; ESTER DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARBONATES; CATALYSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ETHYLENE; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANOL; REACTION KINETICS;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; PROCESS DESIGN; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

EID: 31444447579     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1358     Document Type: Article

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