Comparison of the surface and catalytic properties of rare earth-promoted CaO catalysts in the oxidative coupling of methane

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 208-215

  Rane, Vilas H ^a   Chaudhari, Sopan T ^a   Choudhary, Vasant R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Basicity base strength distribution; Catalytic activity selectivity; Oxidative coupling of methane; Rare earth promoted CaO catalysts

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMISORPTION; LIME; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BASICITY/BASE STRENGTH DISTRIBUTION; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY/SELECTIVITY; OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE; RARE EARTH-PROMOTED CALCIUM OXIDE CATALYSTS; SURFACE DENSITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

METHANE;

CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CERIUM; LANTHANIDE; LANTHANUM; METHANE; NEODYMIUM; SAMARIUM; YTTERBIUM;

CATALYSTS; CHEMISORPTION; LIME; METHANE; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; PERFORMANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 31744450260     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1387     Document Type: Article

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