Effect of oxygenates on the oligomerization of Fischer-Tropsch olefins over amorphous silica - Alumina

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 625-632

  de Klerk, Arno ^a  

^a SASOL TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS; OLEFINS; SILICA;

CARBONYLS; FEED PRETREATMENT; OXYGENATES; WATER WASHING;

OLIGOMERIZATION;

EID: 34247120293     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef060485y     Document Type: Article

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